Number of xenophobic groups in US has grown almost up to one thousand

Beijing. February 23. Silkroadnews - The number of xenophobic groups in the United States has increased to 954, the Kazakh Telegraph Agency (KazTAG) reports with reference to Lenta.ru.
The number of xenophobic groups in the United States promoting or using violence has increased to 954 last year. In 2016, there were 915 such groups, and a year earlier - 892, a report by the human rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center said.
A number of neo-Nazi groups of white Americans has grown significantly in a year (from 99 to 121) along with anti-Muslim groups (from 14 to 22). The total number of organizations uniting supporters of the white race superiority’s idea is more than 600. The number of groups propagating black racism has also grown from 193 to 233.
With this, according to human rights defenders, the number of Ku Klux Klan clan groups decreased from 130 to 72. Researchers say, today fewer people are attracted by hoods and robes.
In addition to open xenophobic groups, there are active anti-government organizations in the United States that advocate violence. Their number has increased over the past year from 623 to 689. Of these, 273 groups are paramilitary organizations.
In December 2017, representatives of the Muslim community of the United States said the level of hatred for those who follow Islam exceeded one that was after the September 11, 2001, attacks.