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.
Press Releases
Press Release
Mai 22, 2017
CEP Condemns Terror Attack at Concert in Manchester, England
CEP released a statement of strong condemnation following the apparent terror attack in Manchester, England that claimed the lives of at least 19 people.
Press Release
Mai 22, 2017
Four Years After Lee Rigby’s Murder, Online Radicalization, Vehicle Attacks Still Plague U.K.
On May 22, 2013, British soldier Lee Rigby was rammed with a car and then brutally hacked to death. Four years later, CEP has found that the plague of online radicalization and vehicle attacks still haunt the U.K., prompting lawmakers in a May 1...
Press Release
Mai 17, 2017
Sudan’s Ruling NCP Party Steeped in Controversy
CEP released a new report that traces the rise of Sudan’s National Congress Party and longtime President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in 2008. The NCP has hosted...
Press Release
Mai 15, 2017
Iranian Elections: No Matter the Outcome, Doctrine of Khomeini Will Continue to Dominate Iran
Regardless of the outcome of the Iranian presidential election May 19, total political and military power will continue to rest in the hands of Iran’s supreme leader, due to a system of rules established 38 years ago by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
Press Release
Mai 10, 2017
CEP Spotlights Extremism and Counter-Extremism from Albania to Yemen
CEP released 10 new reports on extremism and counter-extremism efforts, expanding to 38 the number of countries profiled in conjunction with an interactive map tool that pinpoints the geographic scope and impact of extremist and terrorist groups.
Press Release
Mai 8, 2017
Rooted in Ideology: Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood
CEP released a new report, the Muslim Brotherhood in the Palestinian Territories. Despite Hamas's attempts to erase its connections to the worldwide Islamist group, Hamas remains indelibly a Muslim Brotherhood institution, as its new policy document...
Press Release
Mai 4, 2017
Are Tech Companies Doing Enough to Remove Extremist Content?
A new CEP resource compares the terms of service of major Internet companies and social media platforms. CEP found that while most companies’ terms of service prohibit content that promotes terror and violence, the continuing scourge of...
Press Release
Mai 2, 2017
Hamas Updates Message, but Violent Ideology, Mission Remain Unchanged
CEP said today that cosmetic policy language announced by Hamas does not translate to changes in the group’s violent and extremist ideology. At a Doha, Qatar press conference, Hamas released the policy document, which does not replace its 1988...
Press Release
April 27, 2017
ISIS’s Systematic Brutality Against Religious Communities Continues
As Pope Francis prepares for a peace-building trip to Egypt, CEP released a new report detailing the extent of ISIS’s ongoing campaign of genocidal violence and incendiary rhetoric against Muslims, Yazidis, Christians, and Mandaeans, and other...
Press Release
April 20, 2017
ISIS and Al-Qaeda, Linked by Roots in Muslim Brotherhood, Discuss Alliance
Rivals ISIS and al-Qaeda, are reportedly discussing forging an alliance. Although they split in 2014 and have been competing since, CEP notes that their shared origins in the Muslim Brotherhood and its ideology based on the writings of Sayyid Qutb...
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