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März 25, 2016

CEP Releases New Resources on ISIS Attackers and Extremism in Belgium Following Brussels Bombings

CEP released new resources on ISIS terrorists as well as extremism and counter-extremism in Belgium in the aftermath of the March 22 bombings that killed 31 people in attacks at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station.

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März 22, 2016

CEP Condemns Attacks in Belgium

Following is a statement from CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances F. Townsend “Following the attacks in Paris last November that killed 130 – planned and carried out in part by individuals with connections to Belgium, including...

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März 17, 2016

CEP Applauds Secretary Kerry for Declaration of ISIS Genocide

CEP issued a statement applauding Secretary of State John Kerry for declaring that ISIS has been committing genocide against minority groups under its control, including Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims.

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März 11, 2016

A PlayStation for Extremists: CEP Calls on Sony to Address Misuse of Popular Gaming Network

The Counter Extremism Project called on Sony Corp. to take steps to prevent terrorists from misusing its popular PlayStation 4 Network (PSN4) to communicate, recruit, and possibly plan future attacks.

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Februar 29, 2016

CEP Resource Details History, Violent Activities of White Supremacist Group the Ku Klux Klan

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a new resource that documents the history, beliefs, violent activities, and evolution of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), America’s oldest and best known white supremacist organization...

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Februar 9, 2016

Counter Extremism Project Supports Twitter's Renewed Effort to Battle Extremists; Calls for Even Stronger Response to Violent Extremism

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) applauds Twitter’s announcement of its renewed efforts to suspend accounts tied to violent extremist groups and their supporters. Eighteen months after CEP initially raised the alarm over the...

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Februar 2, 2016

CEP Resource Details Rise, Tactics of Violent Pakistani Terror Group Lashkar-e-Taiba

CEP released a new resource detailing the history and violent activities of Islamic terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which has played a central role in indoctrinating, recruiting, and training thousands of jihadists in Pakistan since the 1980s. In...

Press Release

Januar 29, 2016

CEP Resource Details History, Leadership of National Democratic Party of Germany

CEP released a new resource on the National Democratic Party of Germany, an ultranationalist political party described by the German intelligence service as “racist, anti-Semitic and revisionist."

Press Release

Januar 26, 2016

ICYMI: CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace Calls on YouTube to Remove Notorious Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in USA Today Op-Ed

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, in an op-ed published in USA Today January 25, called on video sharing platform YouTube to immediately remove videos of the notorious American cleric turned al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki.

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Januar 25, 2016

CEP Issues Updated Resource Following Deadly al-Shabab Attack at Mogadishu Beachfront

CEP issued an updated resource on Somali Islamic terror group al-Shabab following its deadly attack at a popular seaside hotel and restaurant in the capital of Mogadishu that killed at least 26 people.

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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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