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April 15, 2025

Eye on Extremism: April 15, 2025

Hamas is said to have rejected an Israeli proposal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza which called for the armed group to give up its weapons. A senior Palestinian official familiar with the talks said the plan gave no commitment to end the war or for...

CounterPoint Blog

The Houthi Propaganda Machine Meets Reality

Over nearly a decade, the Houthis have strengthened their grip on Yemen’s economy, built a ruthless and efficient security apparatus, acquired and deployed advanced weaponry, and indoctrinated around 20 million people living under their control...

Press Release

April 15, 2025

Extremist Content Online: CEP Continues to Find Content Glorifying White Supremacist Mass Shooters on TikTok, ISIS Propaganda on Instagram

he Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found eight accounts on TikTok that glorified white...

Press Release

April 15, 2025

New CEP Report Exposes Strategic Use of Antisemitism in Extremist Violence Across Five Nations

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a groundbreaking research and policy report titled The Role of Antisemitism in the Mobilization to Violence by Extremist and Terrorist Actors, commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office. CEP Senior...

Extremism News Roundup

April 14, 2025

Eye on Extremism: April 14, 2025

Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns...

Extremism News Roundup

April 11, 2025

Eye on Extremism: April 11, 2025

It all started, and ended, in March. Even though the United States has backed Israel in its campaign in Gaza against Hamas, which launched the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed some 1,200 people in Israel, Trump administration officials met with...

CounterPoint Blog

Overlooking Intimidation? Student Protests, Democratic Freedoms and the Dutch Extremist Threat Landscape

In its Terrorist Threat Assessment for the Netherlands 2024, the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid, NCTV) gives relatively limited consideration to elements of the...

Press Release

April 11, 2025

Introducing Counter Extremism Perspectives and CounterPod – CEP’s New Podcasts

We’re excited to introduce two new audio podcasts from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), each offering unique insights into the evolving threats of extremism and global security. Whether you're looking for expert analysis or in-depth discussions...

Extremism News Roundup

April 10, 2025

Eye on Extremism: April 10, 2025

The 48 plaintiffs cite reports from U.S. government agencies that say Iran and North Korea have long partnered on efforts to arm and train several designated terrorist organizations that carried out seven separate attacks on Army personnel, military...

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April 10, 2025

Imam Abdullah S. has not committed any crimes to date. In the YouTube video, he also denies ever having advocated violence. However, Hans-Jakob Schindler of the research organization "Counter Extremism Project" expresses understanding for the Free...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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