Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: The head of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg was sentenced to prison and released The court imposed heavy fines on the rest of the defendants in the case SOVA Center (24.08.2023) – On August 24, 2023, the Nevsky District Court of St....
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Visit of the headquarters of a minority religion in Taiwan, Jehovah’s Witnesses (Credit: HRWF) TAIWAN: No anti-cult activity, no religious intolerance: the example of Taiwan Are European states in a position to teach lessons to other countries about religious...
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...
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...
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...