Hate Groups /tags/hate-groups Hate Groups en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT Experts say community empowerment, legislative action are required to counter far-right extremism /regional-news/2022-03-17/experts-say-community-empowerment-legislative-action-are-required-to-counter-far-right-extremism The number of hate groups in the U.S. fell last year, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center. But researchers say that doesn’t mean extremist ideologies are losing ground – instead, they’re going mainstream. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-03-17/experts-say-community-empowerment-legislative-action-are-required-to-counter-far-right-extremism Bert Johnson Threats From Hate Groups Grow Even As Number Of Groups Decline /news/2021-02-04/threats-from-hate-groups-grow-even-as-number-of-groups-decline Hate groups have a presence in every state in the Mountain West with Colorado registering the highest number. The Southern Poverty Law Center counts 17 hate groups in the Centennial State that range from neo-Nazis to groups that target Muslims and LGBTQ people. Montana, meanwhile, has the highest rate per capita of hate groups in the region. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:59:48 GMT /news/2021-02-04/threats-from-hate-groups-grow-even-as-number-of-groups-decline Robyn Vincent Colorado Organizations Go Digital To Combat Extremism And Radicalization Online /news/2021-01-13/colorado-organizations-go-digital-to-combat-extremism-and-radicalization-online Colorado organizations are working to address digital radicalization causing extremism and targeted crimes in the state. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:21:37 GMT /news/2021-01-13/colorado-organizations-go-digital-to-combat-extremism-and-radicalization-online Amanda Andrews White Supremacy A Growing Concern In Mountain West /2019-08-14/white-supremacy-a-growing-concern-in-mountain-west Hate-related activities are on the rise nationwide, and our region is seeing a disproportionate amount of these incidents given our population,... Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:08:51 GMT /2019-08-14/white-supremacy-a-growing-concern-in-mountain-west Noah Glick White Nationalist Groups Rising On College Campuses In Mountain West /2019-03-01/white-nationalist-groups-rising-on-college-campuses-in-mountain-west When University of Utah senior Mohan Sudabattula found the posters hanging recently from the side of the art building on campus, the first-generation... Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:53:39 GMT /2019-03-01/white-nationalist-groups-rising-on-college-campuses-in-mountain-west Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi Neo-Nazi Trolls Idaho Residents With Anti-Semitic Robocalls /2018-08-06/neo-nazi-trolls-idaho-residents-with-anti-semitic-robocalls According to The Spokesman-Review , residents in North Idaho are reportedly receiving anti-Semitic robocalls from a prominent neo-Nazi. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:05:12 GMT /2018-08-06/neo-nazi-trolls-idaho-residents-with-anti-semitic-robocalls Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi Nazi Flag Found Raised In Wyoming Public Park /2018-08-06/nazi-flag-found-raised-in-wyoming-public-park This week, a Nazi flag was raised on a flagpole in a public park in Laramie, Wyoming. There are no hate crime laws in Wyoming so it's not a criminal act... Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:48:23 GMT /2018-08-06/nazi-flag-found-raised-in-wyoming-public-park Maggie Mullen