by HRWF | Dec 26, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
A bitter winter for MIVILUDES The deep crisis of the French governmental anti-cult mission has been revealed by the resignation of its chief, Hanène Romdhane. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (26.12.22) – https://bit.ly/3Z0OhUK – Earlier this month,...
by HRWF | Sep 15, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Feet of clay: The French MIVILUDES acknowledges the faulty bases of its reports These bases are the “saisines” (in theory, alerts by those who write to denounce a “cultic deviance”). We now learn the “saisines” are not real “reports.” By Massimo Introvigne ...
by HRWF | Mar 17, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Jehovah’s Witnesses take MIVILUDES to court Press release Les Témoins de Jéhovah/ France (16.03.2022) – Following the publication of the 2018-2020 MIVILUDES activity report, Jehovah’s Witnesses filed a formal complaint on 16 March 2022 with the Administrative...
by HRWF | Aug 12, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the French MIVILUDES Report: Five mistakes Not surprisingly, the methodology of the MIVILUDES leads to systematic mistakes By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (11.08.2021) – https://bit.ly/3ACIFCS – In a previous...
by HRWF | Aug 10, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
The new MIVILUDES report: bad methodology, unreliable results Privileging the saisines (i.e., reports by those who write to denounce a “cultic deviance”) may only lead to biased conclusions. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (09.08.2021) –...