(New York, N.Y.) — 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 new project announced by the neo-Nazi accelerationist group The Base calling for the creation of a white ethnostate in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine and calling for attacks on Ukrainian politicians, police and military personnel, and infrastructure.
On March 27, the ISIS-K-linked al-Azaim Media group released issue 45 of the Voice of Khorasan web magazine, which condemned the Taliban’s relationship with Iran, warned readers to be distrustful of the Gem Space communications platform, and for the first time, noted what the group could purchase with the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. On April 1, a pro-ISIS tech group posted a guide for using the comments feature in Telegram.
In a search of TikTok on April 2, CEP researchers located 10 TikTok accounts affiliated with the white supremacist Active Club movement. On March 26, a jiu-jitsu team affiliated with Patriot Front announced an upcoming martial arts competition on privately owned land in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. CEP researchers also located the Terrorgram Collective’s guide Militant Accelerationism on the Internet Archive, which quickly removed the file after CEP had reported it. A Telegram channel belonging to a new bimonthly prison newsletter that promoted neo-Nazism and received an endorsement from an accelerationist website linked to former members of the Atomwaffen Division was found. Also, on Telegram, a Texas Active Club chapter announced opening a private gym, following a similar announcement from a Florida chapter in February.
Neo-Nazi Group The Base Announces New Campaign to Create Ethnostate in Western Ukraine
On March 24, the neo-Nazi accelerationist group The Base announced a new campaign in Ukraine in an attempt to allegedly create a “white homeland” in the Carpathian Mountains. An inaugural post on Telegram in Ukrainian and English claimed that the war following the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a perfect opportunity to seize land in the “brewing chaos” and claimed that “operators from European countries” were traveling to the Carpathians to attack infrastructure and local government. A link to the Telegram channel was posted on a VK account affiliated with The Base but was not posted by accounts on SimpleX or Telegram that the group uses.
Follow-up posts claimed to show graffiti affiliated with the group in Kyiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv, calling for Ukrainians to join the group and demanding the independence of Zakarpattia Oblast in Western Ukraine to become a white ethnostate. Photographs of the graffiti included dates and geographic locations taken with a specific GPS camera app. A post on March 28 listed targets for the group as “electric power stations, military & police vehicles, military & police personnel, government buildings, [and] pro-Kiev [sic] politicians,” claiming that the group would provide “financial support.” It is unclear if these posts are intended actually to inspire or instruct individuals to commit attacks, to spread fear and confusion and lead to the expenditure of resources, or a combination.
The Russian government has previously funded acts of sabotage and vandalism in Europe, including in Ukraine, according to NATO, in an attempt to sow chaos. Notably, locals received tasks from Russian handlers, including taking photographs, committing acts of vandalism, and planting surveillance equipment. Activities, such as graffiti, could be directed from outside the country.
On April 4, a wallet address for the privacy cryptocurrency Monero was posted on the Telegram channel with a request for donations.
The Base’s leader, Rinaldo Nazzaro, lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has long denied any ties to the Russian government, despite actively recruiting members for the neo-Nazi network in the U.S. and Europe and even offering to pay a monthly salary to a U.S. leader for the group. He has previously been careful in his word choices regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a podcast with the former leader of the Atomwaffen Division successor group National Socialist Resistance Front released on July 14, 2023, Nazzaro called the conflict “a brother war” and stated that it was understandable that Ukraine did not want to be invaded, but said that it was important that the war was resolved as soon as possible. While The Base has previously claimed to have members in Ukraine, this new initiative presents a new explicit call to participate in the conflict in a way that would directly benefit Russia and lead to the deaths of Ukrainians.
Graffiti in Kharkiv promoted The Base’s new imitative posted on Telegram. Screenshot taken on April 3.
Issue 45 of ISIS-K-Linked English Language Web Magazine Released
On March 27, ISIS-K-linked al-Azaim Media released issue 45 of their web magazine Voice of Khorasan. The first article contained text from the April 2015 propaganda video featuring Abu Khalid al-Cambodi, a.k.a. Neil Prakash, where he recounted his radicalization, traveling to ISIS-held territory, and encouraged committing terrorist attacks in Australia. Other articles included a tale of a pious ISIS-K fighter who was killed in combat and religious stories. The main article noted the Taliban’s growing relationship with Iran, claiming that the latter is using the Taliban to fight ISIS-K. The article claimed that the Taliban have endorsed nationalism, wants cultural cooperation with Iran, and condemned the Taliban for ties to a Shiite government. Following a defense of the Telegram messenger platform in issue 43, the recent edition questioned the recent use of the Gem Space platform by some online ISIS supporters, claiming that it lacked transparency regarding encryption, privacy, potential government cooperation, ownership, and data retention.
As with prior issues, the magazine included a wallet address for donating the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. In issue 45, however, the magazine listed how one unit of Monero could help the group, such as allowing the purchase of 200 bullets, or two pistols, or supporting a fighter’s family for a month, or buying Eid clothing for 25 children, among other options.
On March 17, the Council of the European Union declared al-Azaim Media to be the media wing of ISIS-K.
“What can you do with 1 Monero” infographic from Voice of Khorasan issue 45. Screenshot taken on April 3. A QR code for a Monero cryptocurrency wallet address has been redacted.
Pro-ISIS Tech Group Posts Guide for Using Telegram Comments Features
On April 1, the pro-ISIS tech group Qimam Electronic Foundation posted a guide for using the comments feature in Telegram on PasteThis.To and spread via RocketChat. The post advised followers to introduce themselves and ask questions in forums so that others could share their experiences and knowledge. The guide also advised being respectful, following the rules in a specific forum, and not engaging in conflict with other users. The guide noted that Telegram is generally a safe platform but that users should use enhanced security features such as two-factor authentication and being mindful of sharing information. In an issue released on January 26, 2025, the ISIS-K-linked web magazine Voice of Khorasan encouraged continuing to use Telegram combined with added security features despite the platform’s cooperation with law enforcement agencies.
Image from pro-ISIS Qimam Electronic Foundation guide. Screenshot taken on April 3.
Active Club Affiliated Accounts Located on TikTok
In searches conducted on April 2, CEP researchers located 10 TikTok profiles affiliated with Active Clubs and one account affiliated with a separate California neo-fascist group that uses similar imagery. The ten Active Club accounts included two chapters in Germany (Nürnberg and Eisenhüttenstadt); one in Spain; one allegedly in the “Holy Land;” two in Florida; two in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania; and two in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Two accounts that used Active Club style logos and propaganda billed themselves as “Youth Clubs.” The ten Active Club accounts had an average of 168 followers, ranging between 9 and 521. The accounts posted video propaganda, including montages of training and photos of propaganda such as stickering campaigns. The TikTok page allegedly for “Holy Land Active Club” defined itself as a “Christian club” opposed to both Muslims and Jews. At least seven accounts began posting in 2025, four of them in February. Several accounts included contact info for joining via Proton Mail accounts or Telegram channels.
CEP reported the 11 accounts to TikTok on April 3. All accounts were still online on April 7.
South West Florida Active Club account on TikTok. Screenshot taken on April 3.
Patriot Front Linked Jiu-Jitsu Team Announces Upcoming Private Weekend Event in Tennessee
On March 26, a jiu-jitsu team affiliated with Patriot Front announced on Telegram that they were hosting a mixed martial arts (MMA), jiu-jitsu, and boxing event at a compound in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, linked with the white supremacist group. The event, planned for April 12 and 13, promised competition, training, and food, noting that the group owned the land. The jiu-jitsu team has previously participated in mainstream competitions and an Active Club-affiliated tournament in Texas.
Neo-Nazi Telegram Recruitment Channel Posts Link to Terrorgram Content on the Internet Archive
On April 3, CEP researchers located the recruitment channel for an international neo-Nazi group on Telegram, which posted a link to the Terrorgram Collective publication Militant Accelerationism on the Internet Archive, stating that it was required reading. The group requested that potential recruits contact a Telegram or Proton Mail account. Militant Accelerationism was originally released in June 2021 and explicitly calls for acts of terrorism, praised various attackers, including the perpetrators of the Christchurch and El Paso attacks, among others, and encouraged copycat attacks. The text also endorsed attacks targeting law enforcement, Jews, Muslims, and people of color, and attacks on infrastructure. The Terrorgram Collective was declared a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity by the U.S. government in January 2025. The file was uploaded to the Internet Archive on March 28, 2025. On April 3, CEP reported the link to the Internet Archive, which quickly removed it.
Neo-Nazi Prison Newsletter Announced
CEP researchers located a Telegram channel, created in February, for a bimonthly neo-Nazi prison newsletter claiming to be the only publication specifically for imprisoned neo-fascists. The newsletter claimed to have received support from a neo-Nazi accelerationist website linked to former members of the Atomwaffen Division and successor groups.
The newsletter’s first edition contained an essay promoting the ideology of national socialism, noting that “there is an inherent beauty and value to one’s own racial group, and therefore it deserves to survive, thrive, and persevere.” The newsletter’s suggested reading list included Nazi and neo-Nazi classics such as Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, 88 Precepts by David Lane, White Power by George Lincoln Rockwell, as well as, notably, A Squire’s Trial by Alexander Slavros, the founder of the Iron March forum. Additional content included an essay on national socialism as the upholder of “natural laws” and scientific racism, as well as a letter about the Bureau of Prisons Communications Management Unit from an “anonymous NS federal prisoner.”
A crossword puzzle included “Atomwaffen” as the answer to the clue to “the revolutionary militia founded by Brandon Clint Russell.” The Telegram channel included wallet addresses to send the cryptocurrencies Monero and Bitcoin allegedly to fund future newsletter editions.
Texas Active Club Announces Opening of Private Gym
On March 28, a Dallas Fort Worth area Active Club announced they had inaugurated a “new private gym and clubhouse.” The announcement follows the February 11 dispatch from the main Florida chapter of the white supremacist movement that they had opened a private gym for members and potential recruits.