Results & lessons learned over the four years of the Civil Society Empowerment Programme (16/11/2021)
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about online campaigning!
Over the past four years, the Civil Society Empowerment Programme (CSEP) has supported 20 projects in their online P/CVE campaigns across the EU Member States. In a series of five webinars, these EU-funded projects will share their results and lessons learned.
RAN Y&E meeting on Inclusion through sports (16/09/2021)
This online meeting will take place on 30 November and 01 December 2021 from 9.00 -13.00 CET.
For our RAN Youth & Education Working Group meeting on the topic of ‘Inclusion through sports’ on 30 November – 01 December 2021 we are looking for teachers, sports teachers, youth workers and sport club/gym representatives who have experience in this area.
Webinar on ‘Contemporary Online Islamist Extremism’ (EN) (26/10/2021)
We are pleased to announce that the registrations for the RAN Webinar on ‘Contemporary Online Islamist Extremism’ on 26 October are now open. This webinar will follow up on the RAN Webinar on Islamist Extremism that took place at the end of 2020, by focusing in particular on the online aspects of the current Islamist extremism threat in Europe.
Webinar Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Trends des islamistischen Extremismus online (DE) (27/10/2021)
Die Aktivitäten und Narrative islamistisch-extremistischer Akteur*innen online sind im ständigen Wandel begriffen. Deshalb freuen wir uns, am 27. Oktober im Rahmen eines RAN Webinars gemeinsam mit Expert*innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis über die aktuellen Trends und Entwicklungen in diesem Bereich zu diskutieren und aktuelle Erkenntnisse mit Ihnen zu teilen.
Webinaire sur l’«Extrémisme islamiste en ligne : tendances et développements» (FR) (28/10/2021)
Ce webinaire traitera des tendances et développements actuels constatés dans les discours et activités des extrémistes islamistes en ligne et se tiendra le 28 octobre. Les présentations seront données par des experts de renom.
RAN LOCAL - Dealing with the changing landscape of polarisation, radicalisation and extremism (14/10/2021)
This meeting will take place online via WebEx on 25 November in the afternoon and 26 November in the morning (times to be confirmed), in 2021. This meeting will be held in English.
RAN Victims/Survivors of Terrorism Working Group - Memorials and commemorations (12/10/2021)
This digital meeting will take place via WebEx on 24 and 25 November 2021 (exact times to be determined).
We are currently looking for interested participants for the upcoming virtual meeting of the RAN Working Group Victims/Survivors of Terrorism on ‘Memorials and Commemorations’.
In this special edition of the RAN Practitioners Update, we focus on the annual highlight that is the RAN’s High Level Conference and RAN Practitioners’ Plenary. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, both events will be taking place online, but their importance is more pronounced than ever.
Spotlight (06/10/2021)
Ahead of the High Level Conference & Plenary, we link back to August’s special edition of the RAN Practitioners Spotlight magazine. In commemorating and celebrating the momentous ten-year anniversary of the RAN’s formation, the magazine features a series of articles, case studies and interviews with practitioners.
Film - 10 Year Anniversary Achievements (06/10/2021)
This new film is the latest in the series commemorating the 10 Year Anniversary of the RAN’s foundation. A mixture of animation and real-world footage, the film highlights the main achievements of RAN and its practitioners over the last decade, as it continues to address the evolving and emerging terrorist and extremist threats.
RAN PRISONS Working Group Meeting - ‘How to effectively train prison staff and partners for P/CVE’ (05/10/2021)
Thursday 04 November 2021 (9.00 – 12.30) and Friday 05 November 2021 (9.00-12.30).
This digital meeting will take place via WebEx.
For a meeting of the RAN PRISONS Working Group we are currently looking for suitable participants. The topic of this online meeting will focus on ‘How to effectively train prison staff and partners for P/CVE’.
Over the past few years European Member States have been faced by the challenge of returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs), who continue to return in small numbers. Much of our P/CVE work has centred on how to handle FTFs, including how to rehabilitate and reintegrate them and their families back into European society. One of the more challenging aspects of this work is how to reintegrate children of FTFs, which is the focus of this month’s RAN Practitioners Update.
Film (01/10/2021)
This new film is the latest in the series commemorating the 10 Year Anniversary of the RAN’s foundation. A mixture of animation and real-world footage, the film highlights the main achievements of RAN and its practitioners over the last decade, as it continues to address the evolving and emerging terrorist and extremist threats.
The dates for the RAN High Level Conference & RAN Plenary are confirmed as:
Upcoming events (01/10/2021)
Due to the global COVID pandemic, RAN Practitioners will continue to deliver all meetings in the coming months online. For more information on planned meetings please go to the RAN website. A number of other meetings planned for the first few months of 2021 will be published in due time.
Dealing with returning children and their mothers from Daesh: taking stock and going forward (04/10/2021)
A new paper based on the RAN FC&S multi-meeting held on 19-20 May 2021. The meeting addressed the topic of children and their mothers returning from previously Daesh-controlled territory.
Repatriated foreign terrorist fighters and their families: European experiences and lessons for P/CVE (04/10/2021)
A new paper presents an overview of approaches towards the management of repatriated foreign terrorist fighters and their families in EU countries and in the Western Balkans, with concrete examples of practices, multi-agency and coordination mechanisms as well as exit programmes and interventions for both adult and child returnees.
Challenges and solutions when working with families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (04/10/2021)
This paper highlights the challenges that family members “left behind” by FTFs who left for Syria and Iraq are encountering in their daily life, such as psychological issues, dealing with authorities, stigmatisation and/or practical and legal issues.
Contemporary manifestations of violent right-wing extremism in the EU. An overview of P/CVE practices. (04/10/2021)
A new paper that looks at the trend of rising right-wing violence across the EU, illustrating the need for adequate measures to prevent and counter the threat.
Conspiracy narratives and right-wing extremism – Insights and recommendations for P/CVE (04/10/2021)
A new paper highlights the proliferation of conspiracy narratives and their link to violent right-wing extremism.
Ethical guidelines for working on P/CVE in mental health care (04/10/2021)
This new paper describes the task of mental health professionals working in the context of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) and provides guidance on how this can be undertaken to be consistent with ethical practice.
Risk assessment in prison (04/10/2021)
This paper provides a picture of risk assessment tools used in EU Member States both in the prison and security contexts.
Spotlight (01/10/2021)
The latest edition of the RAN Practitioners Spotlight magazine features a series of articles, case studies and interviews with practitioners and Working Group leads highlighting their work with children of Foreign Terrorist Fighters.
Article – ‘Female Returnees and their Children’ - Kerstin Sischka (01/10/2021)
The latest edition of the RAN Practitioners Spotlight magazine features a new article from psychotherapist and practitioner Kerstin Sischka (Violence Prevention Network).
Results & lessons learned over the four years of the Civil Society Empowerment Programme (04/10/2021)
Over the past four years, the Civil Society Empowerment Programme (CSEP) has supported 20 diverse projects in their online P/CVE campaigns across the EU Member States. In a series of five webinars, these EU-funded projects will share their results and lessons learned.
RAN Families, Communities & Social Care meeting – Violent Right Wing Extremism (VRWE) in Communities (with input from the RAN LOCAL and RAN POL working groups) (29/09/2021)
Tuesday 23 November and Wednesday 24 November 2021 (9.00 - 12.30h CET).
This digital meeting will take place via WebEx.
For the RAN multi meeting of the Families, Communities & Social Care Working Group, with input from the RAN LOCAL and RAN POL working groups, we are presently looking for suitable participants. The topic of this multi meeting will be ‘Violent Right Wing Extremism in Communities’.
RAN Communications and Narratives meeting on Conspiracy Narratives: current state and future expectations for P/CVE in Europe (21/09/2021)
This is an online meeting that will take place on 16 November and 17 November (both afternoon) 2021
For the RAN C&N Working Group meeting on ‘Conspiracy Narratives: current state and future expectations for P/CVE in Europe’ we are looking for first-line practitioners, communications experts and academics who are familiar or have experience with the topic of conspiracy narratives in Europe.
