A study of a one-sided documentary that gave voice only to angry ex-members and anti-cultists—a trend that repeats itself when the media deals with “cults.”
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From Russia with Hate: How Russia Sponsored Attacks on French Places of Worship
Serbian court verdicts quietly revealed that Moscow intelligence financed desecrations of synagogues and mosques in France. by Massimo Introvigne The synagogue Agoudas Hakehilos was spray-painted green on May 31, 2025. From X. It is uncommon in the busy world of...
Twisted TV: How a Documentary Bent the Facts Out of Shape. 2. Enter Hugues Gascan
The strange but important role of a shadowy figure in instigating the prosecution of Bivolaru and MISA in France.
France : l’association anti-sectes UNADFI perd de nouveau en justice
La Cour d’appel d’Aix-en-Provence a déclaré que son refus de publier un droit de réponse de « Non à la Drogue, Oui à la Vie » était illégal.
The Battle of Strasbourg: China Tries Unsuccessfully to Stop a Taiwanese Theater Production
This time, Beijing lost. But in other cases, including Shen Yun’s, theaters surrendered to Chinese pressure.
Aurobindo, India, and Artificial Intelligence
France and India vow to cooperate in AI. The thought of the visionary spiritual leader may offer guidance in the forthcoming “AI-yuga.”
France : Les discours de haine contre la Scientology désormais financés par les contribuables
Un « documentaire » de France 5 a offert un cas d’école de ce qu’il ne faut pas faire lorsqu’on présente les religions minoritaires au public.
France: Hate Speech Against Scientology Now Funded by Taxpayers
A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.
FRANȚA: MIVILUDES pierde din nou un proces împotriva Martorilor lui Iehova
Tribunalul Administrativ din Paris a constatat că 11 pasaje din raportul anual 2021 întocmit de agenția antisecte din cadrul guvernului francez sunt defăimătoare.
France: MIVILUDES Loses Again Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Court
In the 2021 report from the French governmental anti-cult agency, the Administrative Court of Paris found eleven passages defamatory.