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Police impound four more luxury vehicles in The iCon Group case

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, criminal charges, Icon group, pyramid scheme, Thailand

Police have impounded four more luxury vehicles from two key suspects in the alleged The iCon Group scam as the number of registered victims rose to 4,743 people with damage estimated at 1.4 billion baht. The Consumer Protection Police Division…[Continue Reading...]

Walls are closing in for ‘pyramid schemes’ in Thailand

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, criminal charges, Icon group, pyramid scheme, Thailand

Authorities have urged damaged parties to come forward and file complaints against suspects in the scandal engulfing The iCon Group as investigations continue into allegations that it ran a pyramid scheme. While 18 suspects including the company's CEO and founder…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology-linked UK rehab centre falls foul of charity regulator

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Narconon, Scientologists, Scientology, UK

A Scientology-linked addiction charity accused of putting vulnerable people through psychological drills that left them “traumatised” and in “trance-like states” has been reprimanded by the Charity Commission. Narconon UK was ordered by the watchdog to address a “range of shortfalls”…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology leader’s niece claims ‘cult’ destroyed her marriage in explosive new videos

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ex-Scientologist, Jenna Miscavige, personal story, Scientologists, Scientology, survivor story

The niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige has blamed the organization for destroying her marriage in a bombshell series of videos packed with explosive allegations. Jenna Miscavige, 40, blames what she calls the 'cult' of the Church of Scientology as she…[Continue Reading...]

Hundreds turn out to better understand cult behaviour

Published October 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult conference, cults, New Zealand

The word ‘cult’ needs to be less sensationalised, better understood, and spark more action, the attendees of Australasia’s first cult awareness conference heard yesterday. Over 200 people - with 270 watching online - gathered in Christchurch for the Decult conference…[Continue Reading...]

Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the ‘Stanford Prison Experiment,’ dies at 91

Published October 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Influence research, Philip Zimbardo, Prison Experiment, Stanford University

Philip G. Zimbardo, one of the world’s most renowned psychologists, died Oct. 14 in his home in San Francisco. He was 91. Broadly, Zimbardo’s research explored how environments influence behavior. He is most known for his controversial 1971 study, the…[Continue Reading...]

Children freed from banned Malaysian Islamic sect must undergo rehabilitation

Published October 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult children, cult recovery, cults, Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding, Malaysia

Hundreds of members of a controversial Malaysian Islamic conglomerate, including children, must undergo a 90-day rehabilitation program amid accusations of human trafficking, sexual abuse and indoctrination of deviant teachings, the government said Friday. Authorities did not specify when the program…[Continue Reading...]

Six British Nationals and One Norwegian Arrested in Indonesia for Alleged Cult Activities

Published October 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, cult members, cults, Indonesia

West Sumatra. Seven foreign nationals, including six from the United Kingdom and one from Norway, were arrested by local authorities in West Pasaman, West Sumatra, for allegedly spreading deviant beliefs related to the Mahdi, a messianic figure. The arrest was made…[Continue Reading...]

Message of hope for attendees of Australasia’s first-ever cult conference

Published October 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult conference, cults, New Zealand

Decult has attracted people from all over the world intending to open more conversation and better support for those who escape coercive groups. World-renowned expert Dr Janja Lalich, who has studied cults for 38 years and written several books on…[Continue Reading...]

Isha not safe for children: Ex-staff

Published October 18, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse claims, India, Isha Foundation, Sadhguru

Hyderabad: Former Isha Home School faculty member Yamini Ragani and her husband Satya N. Ragani levelled serious allegations of rape, molestion and misconduct at the Isha Foundation of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The foundation’s ashram in Tamil Nadu recently faced raids…[Continue Reading...]

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