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October 7, 2017

CEP spokesperson Tara Maller discussed the foled ISIS plot to carry out attacks in New York City and the latest information on the motives of the Las Vegas shooter.

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October 4, 2017

The UK’s home secretary Amber Rudd announced plans on Tuesday to change the law to be able to sentence people who repeatedly view terrorist content online for up to 15 years in jail. “Amber Rudd is correct, extremist content is too easily accessible...

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October 4, 2017

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses the latest facts surrounding the investigation of the Las Vegas massacre.

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October 3, 2017

CEP Conference in Brussels to Highlight Solutions to Spread of Extremism

CEP will be hosting the Building Alliances--Preventing Terror policy conference on in Brussels, Belgium on October 17 and 18. The event will bring together senior policymakers, academics, industry representatives, NGOs, and the private sector to...

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October 3, 2017

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit dedicated to tackling extremism, alleged that it has found more than 70,000 videos of Anwar al-Awlaki, a dead radical imam whose sermons are said to have inspired atrocities including the 7/7 bombings...

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October 2, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend on CBS

CEP President Fran Townsend on CBS News to discuss the Las Vegas shooting investigation.

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October 2, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the investigation into Sunday night's mass shooting at a Las Vegas outdoor country music festival.

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November 1, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the October 31 New York City terrorist attack with host Charlie Rose.

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September 29, 2017

Anwar al-Awlaki’s Influence on U.S. and European Extremists

Six years after his death on September 30, 2011, the teachings of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, prevalent on platforms like YouTube, continue to radicalize and encourage acts of terrorism in the U.S. and in Europe. In Anwar al-Awlaki's Ties to...

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September 28, 2017

Google’s Counter-Narrative Program Falls Far Short of Combating Awlaki Material on YouTube

The continued presence of lectures by radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on YouTube contradicts Google’s stated commitment to counteract the dangerous role played by extremist and terrorist content on its video-sharing platform, CEP said in releasing an...

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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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