PRESS RELEASES
NEW YORK CITY •
CCHR volunteers from the Church of Scientology of Harlem expose the psychiatric drugging allegedly responsible for the suicides and premature deaths of thousands of servicemen and veterans each year.
MILAN, ITALY •
Courage and selfless commitment characterize the two humanitarians honored at a tribute organized by...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
A team of volunteers from the Brussels branch of the Churches of Scientology for Europe honor the go...
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA •
The grassroots momentum carried by the Truth About Drugs initiative continues to grow, as shown by its ripple effect in just one recent week.
NANTOU, TAIWAN •
Youth delegates from Albania attending the 3rd Annual Human Rights Youth Summit are interviewed by Taiwanese TV.
NEPAL •
The May 12 earthquake struck shortly after a team of 16 Volunteer Ministers reached a mountainous district some 86 kilometers north of Kathmandu.
NEPAL •
Some 40 children pose for a photo inside their orphanage near Kathmandu, Nepal, where they sang songs for Scientology Volunteer Ministers delivering food and toys as part of their earthquake relief mission.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers sprang into action when the second major earthquake in 17 days hit Nepal 12 May.
MUNICH, GERMANY •
Foundation for a Drug-Free World event warns of the harm marijuana can cause while a legalization march commences meters away, without incident.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
Four teams of Volunteer Ministers bring relief to Sindhupalchowk, near the Chinese border in eastern Nepal, whose death toll approaches 3,000 people.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
A pair of drones served a vital purpose in traversing landslide-strewn Nepal roads, when two men, part of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Nepal disaster response, used the images from these devices in the search and rescue operation.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
Scientologist Mike Savas and business partner Max Rantz-McDonald joined more than 100 Scientology Volunteer Ministers on the ground in Nepal, who have been providing urgently needed relief every day since the April 25 earthquake.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA •
Church of Scientology of Pretoria announces a black tie benefit dinner May 31 at the Church to raise...
KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN •
Getting to kids before they become “statistics”—this is the priority of the Church of Scientology of...
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
Within 24 hours of the deadly and destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked Nepal on April 25, Scientology’s Volunteer Ministers mobilized emergency response teams in the nation’s capital of Kathmandu to assist in combing the rubble for survivors and distributing needed supplies in the ravaged Asian country.
LONDON, ENGLAND •
In a video published on May 4, 2015, on Scientology.org, UK TV reality star Adam Kelly talks about the effect drugs had on his life and his role now as an Ambassador of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Choolun Bhojoo, Deputy Commissioner of the Mauritius Police, describes his department’s work to wipe out the island nation’s massive drug epidemic. His video, published on April 20, 2015 on the Scientology website, demonstrates how Mauritius law enforcement is educating young people with a key assist from the Foundation for a Drug-Free World and its The Truth About Drugs program.
INTERNATIONAL •
On December 5 – International Volunteer Day–the Church of Scientology is launching a new 2-minute informational ad entitled “Together.” Featured on the Scientology website, www.scientology.org, and the Church of Scientology YouTube Channel, the video pays tribute to the more than 700,000 unpaid helpers of all faiths and walks of life who use the humanitarian initiatives and social betterment programs sponsored by the Church of Scientology to address the problems that plague us all.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Quantitative analysis reported in Smithsonian Magazine places the Scientology Founder among the most significant religious figures in U.S. history. In its Spring 2015 Collector’s Edition, Smithsonian Magazine has ranked L. Ron Hubbard, Founder of the Scientology religion, among the 100 most significant Americans of all time.
ROME, ITALY •
Volunteers from the Churches of Scientology across Italy reach out this summer to create a drug-free country.
Millions of tourists from around the world vacation in Italy each summer. In Rome alone, a city of over 3 million, the population swells by more than three times with visitors each year. As the last of the tourists return home, the Church of Scientology’s “Say ‘No’ to Drugs, Say ‘Yes’ to Life” teams caps this summer’s drug-education and prevention activities, bringing their drug-free message to local residents and tourists alike.