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
Juni 4, 2017
CEP Applauds Prime Minister May’s Call to Action Against Ideology of Islamic Extremism and its "Safe Space" Online
CEP issued a statement condemning the terror attack on London Bridge and at the nearby Borough Market that claimed the lives of seven people and wounded dozens more, and applauded Prime Minister May’s call for a crackdown on extremist ideology that...
Press Release
Juni 1, 2017
Who Speaks for Iraqi Sunni Arabs?
CEP released a new resource on the Iraqi Islamic Party, founded as a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the largest Sunni Islamist party in the country. The IIP is perceived as a sectarian party and has been accused of nurturing the wave of...
Press Release
Mai 30, 2017
ICYMI: CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid on the Problem of Online Extremism
CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid, the world’s leading authority on digital forensics and hashing technology, was interviewed by Scientific American, The Verge , and On the Media, regarding the failure...
Press Release
Mai 23, 2017
ISIS Claims Credit for Bombing that Killed at Least 22, Including Children
The suicide attack that claimed the lives of at least 22 people outside the Manchester Arena on May 22 fits a pattern of terrorists targeting crowded areas to maximize civilian casualties, CEP said, in releasing updated reports on terror targets and...
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...
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