The Peshawar site, connected with the Mahabharata, was given to a local amusement park, which now refuses to give it back.
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Vandals Attack Ahmadi Mosques in Pakistan—Encouraged by the Police
New attacks against the Ahmadiyya community in Karachi raise concerns about the complicity between public security forces and private bands of thugs.
France Joins China and Russia by Introducing Special Police Techniques Against “Cults”
A new law allows officers to bug houses and cars, hack email, and even impersonate mail carriers delivering packages to those suspected of “cultic deviances.”
Scientology Churches Are Tax-Exempt Religious Buildings, UK Court Says
While Mormon temples (open to Mormons only) had been denied exemptions for not offering “public religious worship,” Scientology won its case.
Ahmadis Killed in Burkina Faso, Booked for Printing the Quran in Pakistan
Nine were slaughtered in Burkina Faso, five have been charged for blasphemy, as a radical cleric incites Sunni Muslims to “pour petrol rather than water” on Ahmadi houses on fire.
Russian Orthodox Leader: Ukraine is a Catholic Conspiracy, the Pope is a Monster and a Thief
Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik defies ridicule by connecting the war to a plot by Pope Francis to incorporate Ukrainian Orthodox into the Catholic Church.
Russia Claims It Is Under Attack from Pro-Ukrainian Psychics, “Nazi-Cannibals,” and “Evil Spirits”
This time, it is not only the usual anti-cultist Alexander Novopashin. The Federal Guard Service (FSO) claims Ukraine and the West use psychics against Putin.
“Église de Philadelphie”: How MIVILUDES and French Anti-Cultists Invented a “Cult”
In 2011, the wife and four children of a French aristocrat were murdered. Anti-cultists tried to connect the crime with “cults.” Their legal case has now collapsed.
Norway: Oslo District Court Suspends De-Registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses
A draconian and unjust decision by the County Governor of Oslo and Viken has been blocked by quick judicial intervention. The fight, however, continues.
Daya Bheel: Hindu Widow Raped, Tortured, and Beheaded in Pakistan
A horrific murder in Sindh leads Pakistani politicians and India to call for a more effective protection of the Hindu minority.