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Survivors of Shakahola cult face stigma as they settle down

Published October 9, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cult survivors, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

Survivors of the Shakahola massacre in Malindi, Kilifi County are battling social isolation. The little town where the over 1,000 devotees of the cult operate from the forest is now a ghost centre. The economic ruin in the isolated hilly…[Continue Reading...]

State relies on terror law to detain cult leader Mackenzie, followers for up to a year

Published October 9, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his associates could be detained without charge for up to a year, court documents show. The state has invoked the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which allows for up to 360 days of extended detention…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged Socorro ‘cult’ leader faces DOJ prosecutors during clarificatory hearing

Published October 9, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, government investigation, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines P, Socorro Bayanihan Services

MANILA, Philippines — The head of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), Jey Rence Quilario or Senior Agila, faced the prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a clarificatory hearing Monday on complaints of abuses allegedly committed by his…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology-linked drug rehabilitation centre has yet to treat a single addict

Published October 8, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged drug rehab, Ireland, Narconon, Scientologists, Scientology

A €9m residential Co Meath drug rehabilitation centre linked to the Church of Scientology has yet to open its doors — almost two years on from winning a legal battle with residents. In November 2021, the Court of Appeal upheld…[Continue Reading...]

Sask. RCMP sets up temporary detachment in Richmound to deal with cult crime

Published October 8, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, QAnon, Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo, Saskatchewan

C/Supt. Tyler Bates, commander of Saskatchewan RCMP’s South District, said in a news release on Friday that police had received “a number of calls for service” related to the group’s presence in the community over the past two weeks. Police…[Continue Reading...]