Pastor Nikolai Bogoslavsky of Christ the Savior Church was convicted for keeping in touch with the Latvian-based New Generation movement.
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The United States, Russia, and “Cults”: The Paranoid Theories of the Russian FECRIS
Alexander Novopashin claims that the U.S. turned from an “anti-cult” to a “pro-cult” nation only when the Soviet Union fell.
PMC Ryodan: A Strange Story of Comics, Anti-Cultists, and the Kremlin
Anti-cultists persuaded Russian authorities that fans of a Japanese comic are “cultists” controlled by Ukraine—where they are also arrested, as “Russian agents.”
Russia, Pastor Moskvitin’s Church Headed for Liquidation
After its leader’s arrest, the Ministry of Justice is now seeking a “final solution” destroying the New Creation Church.
Russia, Hare Krishnas Accused of Planning Attacks Against Military Conscription Bureaus
A “ISKCON leader” was arrested in Novouralsk. The evidence of his connection with “Ukrainian Nazis”: a swastika (which is however a common Hindu symbol).
Russia: Pastor Moskvitin Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Penal Colony for “Brainwashing”
New Creation’s leader in Omsk was told that Article 239.1 of the Russian Criminal Code makes “psychological abuse” a crime.
Une deuxième lettre de plus de 80 universitaires ukrainiens demande au Président Macron de mettre fin au soutien français à la fédération antisectes FECRIS
Les universitaires ukrainiens dénoncent également la présence au sein de l’agence gouvernementale antisectes MIVILUDES d’un homme politique qui a soutenu l’occupation russe de la Crimée.
A Second Letter by 80+ Ukrainian Academics Urges President Macron to Stop French Support to the Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS
The Ukrainian scholars also denounce the presence in the governmental anti-cult agency MIVILUDES of a politician who supported the Russian occupation of Crimea.
La France rejoint la Chine et la Russie en mettant en place des techniques policières spéciales contre les « sectes »
Une nouvelle loi autorise les agents à placer des micros dans les maisons et les voitures, à pirater les courriers électroniques et même à se faire passer pour des facteurs chargés de livrer des colis aux personnes soupçonnées de « dérives sectaires ».
With Orthodoxy Torn Apart in Ukraine, Mediation is Needed to Heal It
While Ukrainian religious organizations are heroically engaged in humanitarian efforts, a conflict within Orthodoxy threatens the unity upon which the country’s future depends.