"The battalion’s role in recapturing Mariupol in June 2014 from Russian-backed forces brought it 'hero status' in Ukraine, said Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), based in Berlin."

"Despite the Azov movement’s international notoriety, Ukraine “is not a cesspit for Nazi sympathizers,” according to Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), based in Berlin. He noted that in the last elections in...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Followers Continue To Pledge Allegiance To Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

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. As part of an ongoing propaganda video series, ISIS released four new...

"The Nationalist Social Club is identified as a neo-Nazi group by both the Counter Extremism Project and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The group was formed in eastern Massachusetts in 2019 and claims to have small, independent groups throughout...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann referenced: "Gleichzeitig ist "Asow" von heute laut Experten nicht mehr "Asow" von 2014. Der politische Arm etwa versuche nach außen hin nicht mehr extremistisch aufzutreten, sagte Alexander Ritzmann vom Counter...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann quoted on the Azov in Ukraine: "Heute werbe das Regiment zwar weiter um Kämpfer, aber zahlenmäßig spiele das keine große Rolle mehr. Das erklärt Extremismusforscher Alexander Ritzmann im Gespräch mit dem...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed.

Germany Shutters Pro-Hezbollah Organization In Bremen Amid Terror Group’s Rising Popularity

Last week, German city-state Bremen shut down the Al-Mustafa Community Center, citing the organization’s close association with Hezbollah and its calls for acts of terrorism against Israel. The order from German officials effectively prohibits the...

"The group in question called the Nationalist Social Club, or NSC 131 is referred to as a neo-Nazi group from both the Counter Extremism Project and the Anti-Defamation League. NSC 131 members were seen along the sides of South Boston's St. Patrick's...

"On March 20, roughly 20 members of the Nationalist Social Club / NSC 131, designated as a neo-Nazi group by both the Counter Extremism Project and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), made their way to the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade."