by HRWF | May 19, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: MIVILUDES, from tragedy to farce: Bailiff compels Georges Fenech to pay his debts to Scientology Former MIVILUDES chief and member of its Orientation Council had € 5,000 plus interests seized from his bank account. Version française HRWF Introduction Scandals...
by HRWF | May 7, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: To avoid judicial proceedings by Scientology, the MIVILUDES republishes its annual report Faced with a lawsuit, the French governmental anti-cult mission republishes its yearly report including a four-page right of answer by the Church of Scientology HRWF...
by HRWF | Nov 29, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Is State Secretary Sonia Backès a “Scientology survivor“? Her brother tells a different story She oversees the anti-cult mission MIVILUDES and tells a dramatic tale about her past. But her brother raises doubts about it. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter...
by HRWF | Apr 16, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Germany and “cults”: the Federal Administrative Court confirms “sect filters” are illegal The federal judges ruled that the City of Munich cannot ask citizens to declare that they are not Scientologists to be eligible for certain benefits. By Massimo Introvigne ...
by HRWF | Oct 11, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Russia sanctioned for detaining a Scientologist The European Court of Human Rights’ Kuropyatnik decision is a clear message to Russian authorities: stop persecuting Scientology. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (10.10.2021) – https://bit.ly/3lqyug6 –...