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September 12, 2023

CEP-PoE Webinar: Hiding In Plain Sight – The Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Active Club Network

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Program on Extremism (PoE) at George Washington University invite you to a webinar on Friday, September 22, 2023, focusing on the analysis of the potential threats affiliated with the largest transnational...

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September 11, 2023

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Execution Footage Resurfaces On Meta Platform

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, CEP researchers identified ten accounts on Meta-owned...

Press Release

September 11, 2023

Twenty-two Years After 9/11 Terror Attacks, Al-Qaeda Threat Remains

(New York, N.Y.) — Twenty-two years ago, al-Qaeda terrorists killed nearly 3,000 civilians and injured thousands more in the deadliest terror attacks in history, prompting the U.S. to shift its military and intelligence focus to disrupting and...

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September 6, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Christchurch Manifesto Translated Into 41 Languages With Use Of Google Technology

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.

Press Release

August 28, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Far-Right Propaganda, Attack Footage Sweeps Across Twitter

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, CEP researchers identified eight videos on Twitter that...

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August 8, 2023

ICYMI: CEP Warns Of Regional Destabilization Post Niger Coup

On July 26, soldiers detained President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power in Niger in a military coup. Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler shared his analysis of the coup incited by General Abdourahmane Tchiani with...

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July 31, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Gumroad Fundraiser For Antisemitic Propaganda Website Removed

(New York, N.Y.) — 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, CEP researchers identified a fundraising...

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July 24, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Twitter Allows Antisemitic Video To Generate Nearly One Million Views

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, CEP located a Twitter account with more than 80,000 followers...

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July 19, 2023

Hezbollah Position In Golan Heights Escalates Tensions With Israel On War’s Anniversary

Ahead of the 17th anniversary of Hezbollah’s 2006 cross-border attack on northern Israel that sparked the Second Lebanon War, the Iran-backed group established a tent inside a disputed Israel-held area of the Golan Heights known as the Shebaa Farms.

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July 17, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Encourages Terror Attacks Following Quran Burning

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, pro-ISIS groups on Telegram and RocketChat urged followers to...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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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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