CEP in the News

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June 13, 2020

"Extremist groups used the reopen rallies and their online communities to recruit followers who view government-mandated quarantine as overreach, an important part of far-right ideology, said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the nonprofit Counter...

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June 11, 2020

CEP Senior Advsier Dr. Hany Farid writes: "In the past, tech industry giants such as Google have argued that it is pointless to block certain websites because they simply emerge under slightly modified names—thus leading to an endless whack-a-mole...

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June 10, 2020

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, CEP Senior Director, discusses the significance of the killing of Abdelmalek Droukdel, the longtime leader of al-Qaida’s North African arm, in Mali.

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June 8, 2020

CEP Research Analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch speaks with Newsy about how the extreme right is using protests as an opportunity to recruit.

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June 8, 2020

"...Joshua Lipowsky, senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, warned that the IOU's teaching risked radicalising students as he urged mainstream institutions to disassociate themselves from it."

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June 6, 2020

"Kacper Rekawek, an affiliated researcher for the Counter Extremism Project, said that Russia and Ukraine had become important hubs for the transnational white supremacist movement, where permissive government attitudes towards militant far-right...

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June 4, 2020

"Researchers at the Counter Extremism Project, an international policy organization formed to monitor and combat extremist groups, say white supremacists and neo-Nazis have been celebrating the past week of mayhem on the streets."

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June 3, 2020

Counter Extremism Project quoted: “Another accelerationist neo-Nazi channel claimed that now was the time to attack synagogues, while emergency services are dealing with protests and civil unrest."

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June 3, 2020

"The New York-based organisation Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has infiltrated a number of secretive online communities for white supremacists and neo-Nazis in recent days."

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June 3, 2020

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes about the need for a deeper understanding of the risk presented by terrorist organizations misusing cryptocurrencies and the related technical instruments.

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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. 

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