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
February 26, 2021
CEP Webinar: The Current Threat Posed by ISIS Globally and European Threat Assessment
A string of attacks in France throughout 2020; the attack by an ISIS supporter in Vienna, Austria, on November 2, 2020, which killed two and injured 23; as well as the arrests on February 12, 2021, in Denmark and Germany of 14 members belonging to an...
Press Release
February 25, 2021
Pro-ISIS Preacher Sentenced By German Court To Over 10 Years In Prison For Terrorist Activities
On Wednesday, a German court sentenced a radical Islamic preacher known as Abu Walaa to more than 10 years in prison for his role in planning a terrorist attack in Germany, while also fundraising and recruiting for ISIS. Walaa recruited at least...
Press Release
February 24, 2021
France Makes Plans To Ban Ethno-Nationalist Group Generation Identity
Last week, France announced it would implement a ban and begin the dissolution of Generation Identity (GI), a pan-European youth movement and ethno-nationalist group that seeks to stop globalization and what it views as the Islamization of Europe...
Press Release
February 24, 2021
CEP Germany Webinar: The Threat Posed by Transnational Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism in Finland and Sweden
Arrests in Europe at the end of 2020 and events in the United States in January 2021 highlighted the escalating threat posed by right-wing extremists and terrorists. Since 2014, a new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic, and violent extreme right...
Press Release
February 22, 2021
Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Weapons Training Video Located On YouTube
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 located a YouTube video of an individual...
Press Release
February 18, 2021
Tech & Terrorism: DOJ Indicts North Korean Operatives For Cryptocurrency Extortion Through Cyberwarfare
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against three intelligence operatives from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The individuals are accused of conspiring to steal and extort cash and...
Press Release
February 16, 2021
Extremist Content Online: ISIS Content Located On Facebook
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 continued to find ISIS propaganda on Facebook...
Press Release
February 8, 2021
Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Telegram Users Promote Alternate Platforms
(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, white supremacist Telegram channels...
Press Release
February 4, 2021
Tech & Terrorism: Facebook’s Groups Feature Shown To Provide Platform For Hate Speech
Despite Its Own Problems, Tech Giant Casts Blame On Other Sites (New York, N.Y.) — For years, users have been spreading “blatant misinformation and calls to violence” on Facebook’s Groups feature. In August, data scientists warned company executives...
Press Release
February 3, 2021
CEP Germany Webinar: The Threat Posed by Transnational Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the United Kingdom and the United States
(New York, N.Y / Berlin) – The violent riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6 highlighted the escalating threat posed by right-wing extremists and terrorists. A new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic, and violent extreme right-wing...
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