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"Schindler, of the Counter Extremism Project, said the emergence of IS and IS-K operatives in Europe should sound an alarm for security and intelligence services, as the Hamas attacks could portend a rise in militant activity across the world..." foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/23…
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Today, @utkucanbalci @msirivia @jhblackb address the gap in research on left-wing extremism online, examining a far-left extremist Reddit community of 'tankies' who support authoritarian regimes, justify human rights abuses and deny genocide. gnet-research.org/2023/10/02…
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nbcnews.com/news/us-news/neo… Groups of neo-Nazis & white supremacists spread antisemitic, white supremacist & anti-LGBTQ messages outside #DisneyWorld & in the nearby Orlando area Saturday in the latest examples of rising antisemitism in the US... #CombatHate #Extremism
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After the events that transpired last weekend in #Jacksonville, our team member, Sociologist Dr Randall Blazak discusses this "textbook" tragedy in his blog. He examines how we can treat America's disease of Racism using the @CureViolence model. #Racism
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"Internal Secret Service emails obtained by CREW show special agents in close communication with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, while failing to acknowledge the group’s ties to white nationalists and clashes with law enforcement."
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Read my new Big Idea essay for the @guardian : theguardian.com/books/2023/j…
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💻In this Extremist Content Online:
🔹Twitter Allows Antisemitic Video To Generate Nearly One Million Views
🔹ISIS Bomb Making Video Shared By Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Telegram Channels
🔹Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Announces Relaunch of Web Magazine counterextremism.com/press/e…
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Police in Finland have said they have prevented a far-right terror plot, in which the perpetrators were planning to use 3D printed weapons to ignite a "race war" in Finland: bit.ly/3K7nf8k
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“UK’s most prominent Islamic extremist is held after a dawn raid in east London and second man arrested at Heathrow airport” telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07…
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Hassan Nasrallah assumed leadership of #Hezbollah in 1992. Under his leadership, the #Iran-backed militant group has come to dominate political power in Lebanon and gained support in the Shiite-majority south. counterextremism.com/extremi…
Both Israel & Hezbollah see a future conflict as inevitable, with each side in constant preparation. And #Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has no problem fanning the flames. More on his latest fiery speech, below. counterextremism.com/threat/…
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vanityfair.com/news/2023/07/… Kevin McCarthy caved to the far-right flank of his conference Thursday, giving hardliners their way on several extreme amendments to the #NDAA that could ultimately doom the annual Pentagon bill in a full House vote. #Congress #Extremism
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A court in Germany has convicted a Syrian man of torturing captives while he was a member of #ISIS in Syria. Raed E. was found guilty of war crimes, membership of a foreign terrorist organization and other offenses, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. apnews.com/article/germany-s…
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"Nothing justifies violence," Macron said, stopping short of declaring a state of emergency. "There is an unacceptable instrumentalization of the death of a teenager, which we all deplore, when the period should be one of meditation and respect." #FranceRiots #PoliticalViolence
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cbsnews.com/news/protests-in… "France has been rocked by successive nights of protests since Nahel was shot point-blank on Tuesday during a traffic stop captured on video." #BLM #FranceRiots
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“An airstrike early Sunday over a busy vegetable market in northwestern Syria killed at least nine people, activists and local first responders said.” #Russia, a top ally of #Syria’s Assad, is accused of launching the strike over a strategic town. abcnews.go.com/International…
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Hate speech can be considered as a form of violence, fueling further violence, including physical assaults.
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pbs.org/newshour/show/new-re… As hate groups edge toward the political mainstream, experts say they’re employing new tactics and taking on new forms. In June, the @splcenter added 12 conservative “parents’ rights” groups to its list of #extremist and anti-government organizations.
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On Friday, al-Shabaab militants attacked the Pearl Beach hotel in Mogadishu, with fighting between the extremists and Somali security forces continuing into the night. Six civilians and three soldiers died, and 10 were injured. bbc.com/news/world-africa-65…
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CEP has a number of publications dedicated to analyzing violent right-wing extremism, terrorism & transnational connectivity. In this latest study, @alexRitzmann leads research into the organized crime dimension. Download via @FightExtremism:
🔗counterextre.me/VRWEandOrgan…
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“What happens in the United States influences what happens overseas and what happens overseas influences attacks in the United States," Sales said. "These extremist networks are talking to one another."” #Extremism