December 10, 2025
OTTAWA – Following B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy, the Federal Government has designated a violent extremist network as a terrorist organization.
Known as the “Maniac Murder Cult” (MKY, a Russian-language abbreviation), the shadowy hate-group has links to several European and North American neo-Nazi movements. MKY’s adherents meet online, often in encrypted messaging channels, to promote various extremist ideologies, including white supremacy and antisemitism. It has made inroads into Canada during the past few years, targeting youths with hateful propaganda and inciting violence. In March, 2025, for example, Winnipeg police arrested a young person for spraying graffiti with the letters MKY in public spaces in the city, along with hateful symbols such as the Hakenkreuz (Nazi hooked cross).
“MKY is an example of how online webs of ideological extremists systematically radicalize youths and contribute to real-world harms,” said Richard Robertson, B’nai Brith Canada’s Director of Research and Advocacy. “Listing MKY as a terrorist organization is important because it gives police more tools to proactively respond to the threat it poses to Canadian society.”
The Government’s decision is a direct product of B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy at the Federal level. Our organization has collaborated with law enforcement across the country to bring appropriate attention to MKY and similar threats to public safety in Canada. In May, 2025, B’nai Brith Canada wrote a letter to the Minister of Public Safety urging his office to add MKY to its list of terrorist entities.
MKY is associated with other trans-national, ideologically-driven terrorist movements, including two additional groups the Government listed in its announcement Wednesday: the Terrorgram Collective and 764.
In its press release announcing its decision, the Government noted that Canada is the first country in the world to proscribe 764, which has also been accused of sexually exploiting and blackmailing Canadian children. B’nai Brith Canada has repeatedly raised concerns about 764 in discussions with Government officials.
“We applaud the Government of Canada for showing leadership in the fight against online extremism and international terrorism,” said Simon Wolle, B’nai Brith Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. “B’nai Brith Canada remains committed to supporting Government efforts to identify and proscribe ideologically-motivated violent extremist groups that constitute a threat to Canada’s national security.”