CEP in the News

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April 21, 2023

"According to Joshua Fisher-Birch of the Counter Extremism Project, 'Right-wing extremists in the military pose security risks beyond their potential for violence.'"

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April 21, 2023

"'If you want to break up a demonstration, to toughen up your security forces at a rally, you can hire them,' said Kacper Rekawek, a researcher for the Counter-Extremism Project (CEP), a US-based charity. 'They've been used to target Russian liberals...

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April 21, 2023

"Professor Ian Acheson, a senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, said stunts such as these could terrify spectators even if they seem relatively harmless in hindsight."

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April 21, 2023

"'Right-wing extremists in the military pose security risks beyond their potential for violence,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, an expert on the far right at the Counter Extremism Project, a New York City-based nonprofit terrorism watchdog. 'The recent...

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April 21, 2023

CEP Research Analyst Gregory Waters writes: "While recent massacres of civilians in central Syria have refocused some international attention on the desert region, known as the Badia, the renewed widespread battles between militants and regime...

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April 18, 2023

CEP Researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch quoted: "'They've received interest from other groups outside of the specific accelerationist neo-Nazi community,' said Fisher-Birch. 'So this has been reposted by others who otherwise might have some sort of...

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April 18, 2023

"Jane’s Revenge is referred to as a 'militant pro-abortion rights group' by the Counter Extremism Project, which keeps databases on extremist and terrorist organizations throughout the world. The organization also claims that Jane’s Revenge is...

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April 17, 2023

"The Counter Extremism Project refers to Jane’s Revenge as 'a militant pro-abortion rights group' and noted it had been linked to violence at four pro-life pregnancy centers."

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April 16, 2023

CEP Research Analyst Gregory Waters interviewed: "The important thing here, I think, is that it's not necessarily about the truffles. It's that civilians in this area have been targeted by ISIS for many years, both during and outside of truffle...

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April 15, 2023

"The Counter Extremism Project, which maintains databases on extremist and terrorist groups around the world, calls Jane’s Revenge a “militant pro-abortion rights group” and says the group has claimed responsibility for arsons and vandalism across...

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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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