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cep press release calling for global freeze on qatar investment authority

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October 31, 2023

CEP CALLS FOR GLOBAL FREEZE ON THE QATARI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace is calling on responsible parties worldwide to freeze assets, profit-sharing, and dividend payments routinely transferred to the Qatari Investment Authority (QIA), the...

Press Release

October 30, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Antisemitic Conspiracy Video Praising Nazi Germany Receives Over 1 Million Views On Twitter/X

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 Twitter/X video lauding Nazi...

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October 30, 2023

CEP CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON HAMAS FINANCIERS, INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

On Monday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on the U.S. Treasury Department to sanction the entirety of Hamas’ $500 million investment empire, following new U.S. designations against Hamas...

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October 27, 2023

CEP CALLS ON THE NBA TO REJECT QATAR’S BID FOR A STAKE IN THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS FRANCHISE

On Friday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on National Basketball Association (“NBA”) Commissioner Adam Silver to reject Qatar’s investment in the Washington Wizards. CEP’s October 20 letter...

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October 26, 2023

CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: Violent Right-Wing Extremism In Czechia and Slovakia

Right-wing extremist groups and networks have been growing substantially in many European countries in recent years, including in Central Europe. Many of these movements espouse new right-wing extremist narratives, have a pro-Russian stance, and...

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October 25, 2023

New CEP Report Addresses Houthi Oppression Of Yemeni Telecom, Internet Services

Today, CEP released the second installment in a series of new reports on the Iran-backed Shiite group, the Houthis, who took control of Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa in 2014 and plunged the Arabian Gulf nation into a devastating civil war. This...

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October 25, 2023

CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: Violent Right-Wing Extremism In Bulgaria and Hungary

Right-wing extremist groups and networks have been growing substantially in many European countries in recent years, including in Central Europe. Many of these movements espouse new right-wing extremist narratives, have a pro-Russian stance, and...

Press Release

October 23, 2023

CEP CALLS FOR ACCOUNT FREEZE ON QATARI ASSETS IN THE UK

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend are calling on all responsible parties in the United Kingdom to set aside Qatar’s vast holdings until Qatar detains Ismail...

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October 20, 2023

CEP CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF QATARI HOTELS TO FORCE SURRENDER OF HAMAS LEADERSHIP

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend announced a global boycott of Qatari-owned hotel properties until Qatar and the Al Thani Royal Family surrender the...

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October 16, 2023

CEP LAUNCHES GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR QATAR ASSET FREEZE

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend announced a global campaign for a Qatar asset freeze following the massacre by Hamas in Israel directed by Hamas...

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