CEP in the News

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September 25, 2020

"A media group affiliated with al Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen released a statement encouraging attacks in France as a response to the republication, according to the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit."

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September 25, 2020

"A media group affiliated with al Qaeda had recently released a statement encouraging attacks on France, according to Site Intel and the Counter Extremism Project."

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September 24, 2020

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the U.S. based terrorism watchdog Counter-Extremism Project, said the revelation shows the scale of the public safety threat the neo-Nazi terror movement has become with the influx of military skills among its...

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September 17, 2020

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "'Even if it's not organic to TikTok, it's going to end up there,' said Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert and council member, who said he hoped TikTok's election policies would become 'clearer.'"

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September 18, 2020

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "'Cryptocurrency is a massive loophole for ISIS and other terrorists,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, a former U.N. sanctions coordinator. 'Unless governments intervene and regulate this sector further, it...

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September 16, 2020

"Josh Lipowsky, a senior research analyst with the Counter-Extremism Project, said the decentralized antifa movement poses a lesser threat than the better organized groups on the far right. While far-left extremists boast groups such as the John...

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September 13, 2020

"The Counter Extremism Project notes Hezbollah’s extensive cooperation over the smuggling of 'people and contraband' into the US with Mexican drug cartels, and their profiting off the Colombian cocaine trade."

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September 9, 2020

"A new report indicates that extremist groups are stepping up efforts to recruit U.S. college students. On this week’s edition of 'The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director of the...

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September 9, 2020

"On illegal content, US NGO the Counter Extremism Project said that 'algorithms on social media and video sharing platforms still do prioritize harmful or illegal content, and in some cases are even amplifying terrorist and violent extremist...

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September 9, 2020

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts "warns of the dangers of a stronger Hezbollah in Lebanon and urges Ireland and the EU to take a tougher stance against the group."

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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