CEP in the News

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May 8, 2020

“'Algeria has a long history of combating domestic violent extremism,' wrote the Counter Extremism Project. 'Beginning with the outbreak of the Algerian Civil War in 1992, the government has worked to quash militant Islamist groups operating within...

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May 6, 2020

“'Germany’s designation is a recognition of Hezbollah’s unitary nature – that it has no separate military or political wings as the EU declared in its 2013 designation,' said Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Washington-based Counter...

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May 6, 2020

"Groups such as the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) have spearheaded exposes of terrorist recruitment material on the platforms of Facebook and its rivals. While some material can be removed, the response is far from comprehensive or complete."

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May 1, 2020

"A fifth of the entities on the UN’s designated terror list, checked in a random sample by researchers at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), had profiles on mainstream sites including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter."

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April 30, 2020

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, on DW News' "The Day with Brent Goff", discusses Germany's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, including its criminal activities and role in conflicts around the world such as Syria.

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April 30, 2020

Following the German government's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its entirety, banning all activities of the group in the country, CEP's Dr. Schindler explained the context and consequences of such a move.

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April 29, 2020

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher for the Counter Extremism Project, says that groups like the ‘Nordic Resistance’ and ‘Hundred Handers’ have sought to increase their membership by capitalising on the pandemic, and ‘Generation Identity’ has used the...

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April 29, 2020

Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks on The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green about clear signs of an imminent terorrist attack in Europe and beyond.

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April 27, 2020

CEP Senior Advisor Lucinda Creighton writes: "Never before has a situation demonstrated such a broad consensus for taking extra measures to regulate content online as the coronavirus has."

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April 24, 2020

"David Ibsen of the Counter Extremism Project added: 'It’s particularly distasteful that the LDL is exploiting the coronavirus and the needs of the NHS to sell merchandise and spread the ideology of a terrorist organisation. There is no excuse for...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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