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Background Hedayah is the premier international organization dedicated to using its expertise and experiences to counter violent extremism (CVE) in all of its forms and manifestations globally. Established in 2012, Hedayah was created in response to the growing desire from members of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF) and the wider international community for the establishment of an independent, neutral and multilateral center devoted to dialogue, communications, capacity building programs, research and analysis. As a leader within the international CVE community, we work to enhance un...

The Lowy Institute recently conducted a survey of the terrorism and extremism research community regarding research on the role of technology in violent extremism and the state of the research community’s engagement with the technology sector. The survey will form the basis of a more in depth GNET Report that will discuss the survey findings to be published later in the year. One of the questions that was asked of the researchers, but not profiled in the forthcoming report, was “In the course of my research, I have reported dangerous actors or violations of the terms of service by a subje...

Share on Twitter A Canadian civil rights group has called on Australia to follow their country’s example and designate far-right extremist groups as terrorist entities. Canada last week became the first country to proscribe the Proud Boys on its terror list. It also proscribed neo-Nazi groups the Atomwaffen Division and The Base, along with several affiliates of IS and al-Qaeda. Bernie Farber, the chair of the Canadian Anti Hate Network, said Canada had provided “a real service” to other countries in designating the Proud Boys and other far-right groups, and Australia should...

The Capitol siege was just the beginning according to plans being shared on far-right forums that promise an "army no police agency can match". Security agencies including the FBI are closely monitoring chatter on niche conservative-friendly sites including Parler as the clock runs out on President Donald Trump's final days in office and his fanatical supporters ramp up the threatening rhetoric. In one post on the since-deplatformed Parler - a site where extremists expressed themselves without the threat of censorship - a self-described retired Colonel bragged about the size of a march pla...

The Capitol siege was just the beginning according to plans being shared on far-right forums that promise an “army no police can match”.