“Eighty years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau , the impact of what happened there during World War II is still felt. Although the first news about the site was broadcast on the radio, in film and in newspapers, today the events that occurred, the stories of those who died and those who survived, continue to impact not only the media, but also popular culture worldwide… Since Auschwitz was liberated in 1945, the Hoss family home remained in the hands of a Polish family, but in 2023 it was acquired by the Counter Extremist Project, a New York-based NGO that has sought to combat extremism since 2014.”

"The new owner is the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), an organisation that studies global extremism and advises state actors on how to push back. It has big plans for the former Höss house, renamed the Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Extremism and Radicalisation (ARCHER) at House 88. It hopes this authentic site can help retool for the 21st century the “never forget” mantra of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel."

“We spoke to former prison governor Ian Acheson. He’s now the Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project. We began by asking him why Prevent missed so many signs to stop Axel Rudakubana before he went on to kill. Ian Acheson: We don’t have the full facts of a public inquiry and we will get those. But on the face of it, it does look like Prevent has failed to detect his descent into murderous violence. Prevent, I think, is overwhelmed by trivial referrals still, which is obscuring the risks posed by very dangerous people and distracting them from their core mission. Secondly, tendency of practitioners to see young people who are in trouble solely through the lens of vulnerability, not the risk they pose to others…”

“Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the German-Nazi concentration and death camp where more than 1.1 million people were murdered between 1940 and 1945, about 85% of whom were Jews. Other victims included Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, Roma and Sinti gypsies, and other ethnic groups. The date of the camp's liberation by the Soviet army on 27 January 1945 is observed annually as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There were many other Nazi death camps built across German-occupied Poland during World War II such as Treblinka, Sobibor, Majdanek and Chelmno… A New York-based charity, the Counter Extremism Project, bought the house recently and will run the project.”

"Due to the nature of his crimes and the likelihood he will have a price on his head, it is not thought that Rudakubana will receive the same treatment. “It is extremely unlikely he will be sent to a YOI. Even the most secure, which is probably HMP Aylesbury, would not be capable of managing the risk he presents,” says Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project, describing the issue of where to house him as a “massive headache” for the prison service. “My guess would be they will send him to an adult prison first of all – he will probably be sent to the high-security and long-term prison estate, and I would expect him to be segregated until they have worked out a risk-management plan,” he says."

"In 2024, the American non-profit Counter Extremism Project persuaded the Polish family to sell the property. The organisation is led by Mark Wallace, the 57-year-old former ambassador to the UN under President George W Bush. The Counter Extremism Project’s mission is to “combat the growing threat posed by extremist ideologies”."

“As we have already reported HERE, the building where Rudolf Höss, commandant of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, lived, was purchased by the American non-governmental organization Counter Extremism Project (CEP). On January 27, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the center officially named Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Radicalization and Extremism (ARCHER) will open its doors for one day primarily to Survivors, invited guests, and official delegations. "After this date, construction work will resume and visiting the house will not be possible. We consider making the house available on the anniversary of the liberation of the camp to be our duty and an expression of respect for the Survivors and all Victims of the Holocaust," wrote Jacek Purski, director of ARCHER, in an e-mail to Fakty Oświęcim.”

“In Aschaffenburg, a man kills two people. Politicians react to the act of violence by criticizing Olaf Scholz… Hans -Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Germany, told IPPEN.MEDIA about the knife attack in Aschaffenburg: "The case shows once again that the management of deportation procedures simply does not work effectively enough in Germany." The topic is not new, however: "It has been talked about repeatedly since Solingen at the latest, but apparently nothing has really improved." Regarding the possible motive for the knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Schindler said: "Based on the current information, I also believe that there are no elements that would indicate an Islamist act. For example, previous contact with extremist circles or indications and announcements that would indicate such a motive." At the same time, however, he made it clear that the attack played into the hands of populists. "Alice Weidel and Sahra Wagenknecht were among the first to express such a view."”

"Akhundzada's relative anonymity has reportedly served as a factor in the Taliban's decision to elevate him. Previously, many had assumed that more well-known figures... would succeed Mullah Mansour," according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit policy organisation. "Significantly less public and controversial" than other choices, he seemed like the ideal candidate to ensure discretion for the movement and "retain control over its internal factions", the CEP said.