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
November 10, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Instagram Edition
In a sample of content located on Meta-owned Instagram on November 8, CEP located 10 accounts that posted a variety of pro-ISIS content including clips and photos from official ISIS videos and pro-ISIS posts. In addition, 10 extreme right accounts...
Press Release
November 7, 2022
Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Use Telegram To Share Advice On Carrying Out Terrorist Attacks
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, a white supremacist accelerationist Telegram channel posted a...
Press Release
November 4, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
Press Release
November 3, 2022
Al-Shabaab Kills More Than 100 In Deadliest Bombings Since 2017
Somalia was struck by twin car bombings near Somalia’s education ministry in Mogadishu on Saturday. More than 100 casualties were reported, with 300 others wounded. Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s formal affiliate in East Africa, claimed responsibility for...
Press Release
November 2, 2022
Register Now: CEP Webinar Launching The 4R Network
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to join us for a webinar launching the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism (4R) Network, a program designed to establish a national ecosystem of actors in the United States...
Press Release
Oktober 31, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Bratislava Attacker’s Manifesto Removed From The Internet Archive
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. CEP researchers located the October 12 Bratislava shooter’s manifesto on...
Press Release
Oktober 28, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
Press Release
Oktober 21, 2022
Tech & Terrorism: Germany Fines Telegram For Failing To Comply With Online Content Moderation Law
Last week, the German Federal Office for Justice announced that it had issued two fines totaling €5.125 million against Telegram for failing to comply with the country’s Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), Germany’s online content moderation law. The...
Press Release
Oktober 18, 2022
CEP Applauds U.S. Designations Of Al-Shabaab’s Senior Leadership And Weapons Network
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director and former Coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler released the following statement today applauding the U.S...
Press Release
Oktober 14, 2022
CEP Podcast Fighting Terror Launches Miniseries On Islamism
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is excited to announce it will be launching a brand new miniseries “Eye on Islamism” today as part of its podcast Fighting Terror.
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