Falsely qualified as “pagan” by anti-cultists, the groups was born from popular Islam and mediums who claimed to channel Sufi saints.
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Allya Ayat: A Global Kazakh Esoteric Movement Persecuted in Russia
Russian FECRIS affiliates instigated for years a police repression of the group, which has started again in July 2022.
Chair of Russian Mufti Council: Exterminate Ukrainians, the West Serves the Antichrist
“Nazi” Ukrainians should be killed “like parasites with pesticides,” Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin said
Russia’ Security Council: New Law Needed to “Neutralize” “Cults” and “Foreign” Religions
Reactions to the events in Ukraine prove that there is still excessive permissiveness in the religious field, the Putin-chaired national security body said.
200+ Religious Buildings Destroyed or Damaged by the Russians in Ukraine
Some fell victim to indiscriminate shelling. But in other cases the destruction was deliberate.
Nicaragua: Nuns and Opposition Mayors Out, Russian Troops In
The Ortega regime is not only a threat for human rights. Now it threatens regional and global stability as well.
Russian Anti-Cult Indoctrination for Students of Occupied Ukraine
Anti-cultist Roman Silantyev called the Ukrainian leadership “neopagan and occult” and explained that an independent Ukraine will soon no longer exist.
Russian Leading Anti-Cultist Calls Ukrainians “Nazis,” “Satanists,” and “Cannibals”
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin is vice-president of Russia’s largest anti-cult organization, and still styles himself as a “corresponding member” of FECRIS.
Hare Krishna Detained in Russia
In Syzran they were accused of holding an unauthorized procession. In fact, authorities believed they might convert Orthodox Christians.
FECRIS Should Lose Its Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC
Bitter Winter proved in a series of articles that the anti-cult organization FECRIS and its affiliates constantly supported Russia and China. An international appeal (with many Ukrainian signatures).