BOGOTA, Colombia -- Immigration authorities in Colombia have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose members have been accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping minors in several countries. Gloria Esperanza Arriero,…[Continue Reading...]
About a week ago, the Levy family — a mother, stepfather, and nine children — landed in Israel after years inside the extremist ultra-Orthodox cult "Lev Tahor" ("Pure Heart") in Guatemala. Behind their rescue stood two of the children, Mendy…[Continue Reading...]
The government has approved a set of proposals by the Presidential Taskforce on Religious Organisations, developed in the wake of the Shakahola tragedy, to safeguard faith-based institutions against exploitation. The proposals were endorsed during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President…[Continue Reading...]
The arrest followed raids of some residences and black spots. Last week, over 12 persons were killed in different parts of the state while others were injured. Tagged ‘Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists’ the Special Squad made the arrest…[Continue Reading...]
Tore Klevjer has seen the destruction done to the lives of many people who have become part of a cult in Australia.The president of Cult Information and Family Support Australia is hoping an inquiry into the tactics of cults and…[Continue Reading...]
BERLIN -- The German government has banned the largest “Reich citizen” group, an extremist far-right organization that calls itself the “Kingdom of Germany” and seeks to undermine the country’s democratic order. Four of its leaders were arrested. Since early Tuesday…[Continue Reading...]
In a quiet courtroom in Guatemala, the fate of 140 Jewish children—described by their relatives as “hostages”—hangs in the balance. Rescued from the radical Jewish sect Lev Tahor in a dramatic police operation in December 2024, these minors are now…[Continue Reading...]
Current and former members of a secretive sect operating in New Zealand are being urged to report allegations of child abuse. The FBI in the US is investigating claims of abuse at the sect, which has no official name but…[Continue Reading...]
Families of victims expressed deep satisfaction after a Japanese court ruled to “legally dissolve” the Unification Church, formerly known as the Moon Sect. Many now plan to seek financial compensation, while the group has vowed to appeal. Speaking to Japanese…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The South Korea-based church said it was…[Continue Reading...]
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