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Cult leader and members indicted for murder, abuse of followers January 21, 2020
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Ten executive members of a Taiwan-based religious cult, called "Zhonghua Ri Xing Yi Shan (中華日行一善學會)," were indicted Tuesday for involvement in "organized crimes" and the use of physical violence against several members resulting in the death of one in China and the blinding of another in Taiwan.Based on evidence collected by […]
Surviving Straight Inc. January 21, 2020
Surviving Straight Inc."Straight, Inc. (1976-1993) publicly claimed to rehabilitate teenage drug users by using tough love and Alcoholics Anonymous principles. Straight, Inc. provided NO professional counseling: Straight, Inc.'s "treatment model" relied exclusively on "positive peer pressure" from unprofessional staff (program graduates) and from the teenage clients. Straight, Inc. claimed to have an astronomically high success […]
Raniere loses battle to keep NXIVM 'tech' January 21, 2020
Robert GavinAlbany Times UnionJanuary 17, 2020NEW YORK — Keith Raniere just lost in court — again.The jailed NXIVM leader known as “Vanguard” will be powerless to prevent the federal government from seizing a Delaware company that owned the rights to the ideology of Raniere’s cult-like organization, a judge ruled Friday in U.S. District Court in […]
Demonstrators to demand Fall River Diocese release names of clergy accused of sexual abuse January 21, 2020
The Herald NewsJanuary 20, 2020FALL RIVER -- The leader of a charity that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families is calling for a demonstration Tuesday outside the headquarters of the Diocese of Fall River to demand the bishop release the names of clergymen who have been accused of sexual abuse.The call comes days […]
Naturopath who claimed 'quasi-divine' powers on trial for sex assaults January 21, 2020
The Montreal restaurant owner is accused of assaulting women during treatment sessions and telling them they needed to cooperate if they wanted to heal.JESSE FEITHMONTREAL GAZETTE January 18, 2020Warning: The testimony quoted in this story contains explicit details.A Montreal naturopath who made claims of having what a judge described as “quasi-divine” powers is on trial […]
Blumhouse and Epix Will Examine One Town's Satanic Panic With Docuseries "Fall River" January 21, 2020
John SquiresBloody DisgustingJanuary 19, 2020If you can’t get enough of true crime documentaries, which are all the rage at the moment thanks in large part to Netflix, the network Epix has just announced out of the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour that they’re partnering with Blumhouse Television for the upcoming docu-series “Fall River,” a […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 1/20/2020 January 21, 2020
Events, LDS, Jehovah's Witnesses, Terrorism, White SupremacyConference in Northern Colorado: Undue Influence: Manipulation & Exploitation in Sex Trafficking, Cults & Gangs This event will have three tracks: professional counselors, law enforcement and one for the general public. Cultic Experts, Trauma Counselors, Domestic Terrorist Analysts, the Greeley PD Gang Unit, the Colorado State Patrol - Human Trafficking Division, […]
'A long time coming': These Muslims are bringing sex abuse by sheikhs out of the shadows January 21, 2020
Aysha KhanReligion News ServiceJanuary 15, 2020(RNS) — For Sidrah Ahmad-Chan, the moment felt surreal.Listening to a Muslim psychologist speaking about patterns of abuse while on stage at the American Islamic College on Saturday (Jan. 11), she pulled up Twitter.“First panel discussion and I am already reeling,” typed Ahmad-Chan, a Toronto-based researcher studying gender-based violence and […]
Survivor Recounts Confused, Chaotic Cult Rite That Killed 7 January 21, 2020
The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2020SANTIAGO, Panama — A survivor of the cult ceremony that killed 7 people in a remote village in Panama says was ordered to close her eyes, was beaten and knocked unconscious during the ritual.The account Monday by Dina Blanco suggests the 14 surviving participants were helpless, bound, unconscious or sightless much […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 1/21/2020 January 21, 2020
Events, Recovery, Aharon Ramati, Israel, Twelve TribesWorkshops: Former Members, Helping Professionals, and FamiliesWorkshop Day 1 -- Saturday, February 8th -- Recovery Issues After Leaving an Abusive Church. Workshops aimed towards addressing the specific needs of former Jehovah's Witnesses and others recovering from spiritual abuse. A variety of topics will be covered to help former members identify […]
Jerusalem cult investigation compromised by leaks before arrests began January 16, 2020
Rabbi Aharon Ramati's impending arrest was leaked even before operation, interrupting investigative proceedings, allowing Ramati to prepareArutz ShevaMordechai SonesIsrael National NewsJanuary 16, 2020The police investigation into the compound in Jerusalem suspected of housing a cult was compromised by leaks before arrests commenced, reports Channel 13 News reporter Yossi Eli.The suspicion is that dozens of women […]
Warsaw Man Details Life Inside The Twelve Tribes January 16, 2020
County ReporterBenton County EnterpriseJanuary 15, 2020A Twelve Tribes community moved to Warsaw in the late 1990s and opened up a Common Ground restaurant on Main Street. In the twenty plus years that they have been settled in the area, they have quietly worked at providing a comfortable and tasty place to eat, and at the […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 1/15/2020 January 16, 2020
Event, UK, Netherlands, Brahma Kumaris, Legal, Malaysia, Sexual AbuseThe Family Survival Trust: Manchester Coercive Control Survivor Support Group (Cults/Extremist Groups)"Psycho-educational Support Group for those whom have been affected by a wide variety of cults or extremists groups.Date And Time: January 28, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM GMTLocation: Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M2 5DB, United KingdomThe Family Survival Trust invites you to […]
Workshops for Former Members, Helping Professionals, and Families January 16, 2020
When: February 8th and 9th, 9:30-5:30Where: Sofitel Hotel, 120 S 17th St., Philadelphia, PAParticipants also have the option to attend virtually! Click here to register for this workshop: https://icsahome.networkforgood.com/events/17800-recovery-workshops-for-survivors-of-cultic-and-high-control-groupsPlease email ICSA at mail@icsamail.com if you need financial assistance to attend this event.Workshop Day 1 Schedule:Workshop Day 1 -- Saturday, February 8th -- Recovery Issues After […]
Aharon Ramati named as rabbi arrested for alleged enslavement of women January 16, 2020
"They would put the girls' fingers into the fire to make them understand what hell is."LEON SVERDLOV Jerusalem PostJANUARY 14, 2020 Aharon Ramati, 60, was named on Tuesday as the rabbi arrested one day earlier after a police raid in Jerusalem found roughly 50 women and children kept in near slavery-conditions in a residential facility, […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 1/16/2020 January 16, 2020
Event, Coercive Control, Shambhala Mountain Center, Video, Sexual Abuse, Ram Dass, Mormon, Legal, Bentinho MassaroEvent: Coercive Control, Cults, and Community Conference in Nashville, TN, February 22, 2020Earn 6 CE hours and learn how we can heal and protect our communities. Join host Debby Schriver and Steve Eichel, Dylesia Barner, Lorna Goldberg, Alsandria R., Bill Goldberg, and Ragan Schriver […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 1/14/2020 January 16, 2020
Westboro Baptist Church, Video, Workshop, Jehovah's Witnesses, Abusive Therapies, LGAT, Shincheonji Church, Korea, Deprogramming, Human Rights, Counter-extremism, UKTedEx: I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left - Megan Phelps-Roper"What's it like to grow up within a group of people who exult in demonizing... everyone else? Megan Phelps-Roper shares details of life inside America's […]
Belgium probes alleged killing in right-wing cult January 14, 2020
Business RecorderJanuary 10, 2020Belgian authorities have opened an investigation into the 2011 death of a member of a cult led by the manager.On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the the state prosecutor in the southern Belgian city of Namur confirmed the investigation. BRUSSELS: Belgian authorities have opened an investigation into the 2011 death of a member of […]
Israeli police raid religious cult-like group in Jerusalem January 14, 2020
My NorthwestJANUARY 13, 2020JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Monday they had raided a cult-like group in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem in which dozens of women and children were being held and abused under extreme “slavery” conditions.The police’s undercover investigation learned details from women who had escaped the group that authorities described as a […]

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