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März 9, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Releases Updated Resources on Boko Haram and ISIS

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing updated resources on Boko Haram and ISIS following Boko Haram’s swearing of allegiance to ISIS. While small extremist groups in Libya, Algeria, Egypt, and Afghanistan have pledged fidelity to ISIS’s...

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Februar 27, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Calls For INA Section 219 Prohibitions On "Material Support" For Terror Groups To Apply To Social Media Companies And Users

CEP applauds Rep. Ted Poe's effort to prevent radical extremists from misusing social media platforms for terror CEP calls on all elected officials to join Chairman Poe in the application of the material support prohibitions in the context of social...

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Februar 16, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Condemns ISIS Murder of Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project condemns the kidnapping and brutal mass murder of innocent Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by militants loyal to ISIS. According to a posted video...

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Februar 15, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Releases Resource on Extremism in Denmark

Two people were killed and five police officers wounded in separate terrorist attacks hours apart in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 14, 2015. A gunman shot through the windows of a cultural center during a freedom of speech event, featuring Swedish...

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Februar 12, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Condemns Killings in Chapel Hill, N.C.

(New York, NY) – The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is deeply saddened by the horrific murders that took place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We offer our heartfelt condolences to...

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Februar 5, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Calls on Twitter to Confront All Abuse

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project welcomes press reports that Twitter Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo has publicly acknowledged his platform’s failure to combat online abuse. This is...

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Februar 3, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Condemns Horrific Execution of Jordanian Pilot Held Hostage by ISIS

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project condemns the brutal execution of Moaz al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot and Sunni Muslim held hostage by the Islamic State since December. The vicious nature...

Press Release

Januar 27, 2015

Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark Wallace Calls on Social Media Companies to Increase Efforts to Combat Online Extremism in Congressional Hearing

(Washington, DC) - Mark Wallace, Chief Executive Officer of the Counter Extremism Project and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, today called on social media companies to take a more active role in preventing extremists from using their...

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Januar 26, 2015

Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark Wallace to Testify Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs

(Washington, DC) - On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Mark Wallace, CEO of The Counter Extremism Project and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will testify before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism...

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Januar 15, 2015

CEP Releases Resources on Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Belgium

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released new resources on incidents of extremism in Belgium as well as Belgian counter-extremism efforts in the aftermath of operations against members of a group allegedly preparing to...

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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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