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A FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS

1. Declarations of those who were investigated in a abusive way by the authorities: 1-20 2. Declarations of those who were investigated in a abusive way by the authorities: 21-40 3. Declarations of those who were investigated in a abusive way by the authorities: 41-55 4. Declarations of those who were investigated in a abusive way by the authorities: 56-68 Why do the abuses still go on?

“A Pact with the Devil”: Mădălina Dumitru Speaks Out on MISA, Gregorian Bivolaru, and Her Book

Balananda Mar 19, 2024 112 0

Bivolaru was once sentenced for a sexual relationship with her when she was 17. She denies it ever occurred — and says she has been offered € 350,000 to change her story.
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The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 5. The Anti-Cult Ideology in France

Balananda Mar 17, 2024 93 0

by Susan J. Palmer France is unique among democratic countries in promoting a state-sponsored anti-cult ideology, based on discredited theories of “brainwashing” and “consciousness control.” Part 5 of 5. Part 4 of 5. Read 1st part, 2nd part, 3rd part and 4th part. To understand the charges against Bivolaru and MISA members in…
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The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 4. The MIVILUDES Behind the Raids

Balananda Mar 16, 2024 78 0

The investigation on MISA and Bivolaru that culminated in the November 2023 multipronged raid arose from a report of July 2023 from the MIVILUDES that cited twelve testimonies from former members of MISA. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office then opened a judicial investigation.
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The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 3. The Yogis’ Complaints About the Police

Kulananda Mar 14, 2024 144 0

The story they told a leading Canadian scholar is that in the police stations the yoga students’ rights were repeatedly violated.
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The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 2. MISA Students Tell Their Stories

Kulananda Mar 10, 2024 96 0

When the heavily armed officers entered the residences of the yogis they terrorized everybody, alleged perpetrators and alleged “victims.”
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The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 1. Conflicting Narratives

Balananda Mar 9, 2024 108 0

by Susan J. Palmer The authorities claim “women” have been “liberated” from a “sex cult.” A well-known Canadian scholar interviewed the “victims” and was told a different story. Part 1 of 5. On November 28, 2023, there was a militarized police raid on a yoga school in France known as “MISA” in Romania and “Atman” in Europe. “MISA”…
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Iglesia Tabernáculo Internacional: Argentinian Court Chastises PROTEX for Fabricating Victims

Balananda Feb 15, 2024 114 0

by Massimo Introvigne The defendants were absolved and the judge recommended to investigate the “scandalous” abuses of the anti-trafficking agencies and psychologists There are horror movies and then there are “horror cults.” In the incredible case of the Buenos Aires Yoga School (BAYS) the expression “secta del horror” was liberally…
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Behind the Bivolaru Case. 4. GéPS Versus MISA

Balananda Jan 13, 2024 209 0

by Massimo Introvigne How Gascan and his friends framed Gregorian Bivolaru looks like a fairy tale. But behind any fairy tale lies a truth. Article 4 of 4. Read article 1, article 2, and article 3. I study fairy tales and their influence on Western esotericism and both romantic and modern art. However, fairy tales have a symbolic…
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Behind the Bivolaru Case. 3. Enter the MIVILUDES

Balananda Jan 12, 2024 184 0

by Massimo Introvigne The French anti-cult governmental agency played a crucial role in persuading those who were against other Tantric groups that they should focus on MISA. Article 3 of 4. Read article 1 and article 2. In the last article of the series, we discussed the court case Hugues Gascan lost again his…
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Behind the Bivolaru Case. 2. GéPS, the Strange Origins of a French Anti-Cult Group

Lallananda Jan 10, 2024 221 0

by Massimo Introvigne Article 2 of 4. Read article 1. Few had heard of a new anti-cult association that claimed credit for the arrest of the MISA founder in France. The story of its founder Hughes Gascan is not without interest. After Romanian yoga teacher Gregorian Bivolaru was arrested in France on November 28, 2023, media…
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