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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Press Release
May 22, 2025
Counter Extremism Project Condemns Murders of Israeli Embassy Workers at Capital Jewish Museum
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement on the murders of Israeli embassy staff, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. last night:
Press Release
May 21, 2025
Six Years Without Trial: Germany Must Act on its ISIS-Affiliated Male Detainees in Syria
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a landmark report exposing the precarious situation as a result of the detention of at least 28 German men and boys allegedly affiliated to ISIS—in overcrowded and legally ambiguous facilities in the...
Press Release
May 20, 2025
CEP Condemns Continued Availability of Ye Song “Heil Hitler” on X
(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) condemns the ongoing availability of the Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) song “Heil Hitler” on X and calls on the platform to remove the video. As of May 20, the song has garnered...
Press Release
May 19, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Online Group Encourages Acquiring Firearms at Shooting Ranges, Extreme Right Telegram Channels Note Recent Ye Song As Example of Effective Propaganda
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found a guide released online by a pro-ISIS group that...
Press Release
May 12, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Group Calls for Attacks on Jews, White Supremacist Groups Encourage Donations to Rochester, Minnesota Woman
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. CEP researchers found and reported several uploads of a pro-ISIS propaganda video...
Press Release
May 6, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Encourages Lone-Actor Attacks, Extreme Right Telegram Channel Advocates for Active Club and Patriot Front Members to Participate in Bare-Knuckle Fighting League
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located posts by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)...
Press Release
May 5, 2025
CounterPoint Brief: The Attack in Indian Kashmir Draws Attention to a Decades-Long Conflict
A terrorist attack last week outside the resort town of Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir reignited an ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, two nuclear powers who have fought four wars (in 1948, 1965, 1971, and 1999) and had consistently rancorous...
Press Release
April 28, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS TikTok Account Spreading Bomb-Making Information and Knife Attack Instructions Located
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located a pro-ISIS account on TikTok that posted...
Press Release
April 23, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Group The Base Posts Videos of Arsons in Ukraine, CEP Researchers Locate Online Network of White Supremacist Active Club Endorsed Youth Clubs For Young Men Under 18
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers observed three videos posted by The Base on Telegram that...
Press Release
April 22, 2025
ARCHER at House 88 Opens to March of the Living Guests with Symbolic Mezuzah Ceremony Honoring Jewish Resilience
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is proud to welcome visitors participating in this year’s March of the Living to ARCHER at House 88, the former residence of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss, for a unique and symbolic act of remembrance and...
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