CEP contributor Pieter Van Ostaeyen interviewed: “Civilians in the Sahel region are caught between warring factions. From jihadists from IS and al-Qaeda, to Russian mercenaries and government troops from the military juntas. There seems to be no end in sight to the hopeless cocktail of violence in the Sahel. The name Sekou has been changed for security reasons. His real name is known to us. The data in this video about jihadist activities in the region can be found here: https://acleddata.com/”

“The Counter Extremism Project has purchased the Auschwitz commander's villa in Poland to transform it into a centre for research on extremism, education, and combating antisemitism. During World War II, the building was owned by Rudolf Hoess, a high-ranking SS officer in Nazi Germany who served as the commandant of the German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The centre will be named the Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalisation (ARCHER). "This will be a global institution," Jacek Pruski, the head of the future centre, said on Wednesday. "We want to monitor online hate. We will combat radicalisation, research modern trends that threaten our security, and teach those influencing our security how to use this knowledge."”

CEP's ARCHER at House 88 covered: "Near Auschwitz's walls, the former home of the concentration camp’s commandant, Rudolf Hoss, stands as a symbol of denial and complicity, its windows overlooking the site of some of the Holocaust's worst atrocities. As the world marks the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation on Jan. 27, plans are underway to transform the house into a research center on hate, extremism and radicalization. VOA Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze visited the house and has the story. Camera: Daniil Batushchak"