PRESS RELEASES
Church of Scientology Activities
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
Reaching their communities with factual information about drugs, French and Belgian Scientologists back the drug prevention strategy of the 59th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the U.N.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights St. Petersburg in Russia continues campaign to educate students, educators and medical professionals on the harmful effects of psychiatric drugs with a private screening of the documentary Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child.
HAMBURG, GERMANY •
Through information stands and drug prevention open house events, the Church of Scientology is committed to reaching the youth of Hamburg with the truth about drugs.
VANCOUVER, CANADA •
Teams from the Church of Scientology Vancouver hit the streets to spread the message—“Say No to Drugs.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
A freak landslide in Chile that killed at least 280 last October illustrates the need for disaster preparedness and the value of Scientology Volunteer Minister training. Disaster preparedness is an urgent necessity—this is the theme of World Civil Defense Day, commemorated annually March 1.
NALALAWA, FIJI •
Christian pastor heads team responding to Cyclone Winston. Pastor Alfred (Alfy) Waqa and his team of 10 Volunteer Ministers are helping their village of Nalalawa, Fiji, recover from Cyclone Winston. The storm rampaged through the island on February 20, killing 42.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA •
Scientologists look back on 22 years of service and look forward to the future at the celebration of the Church of Scientology of Moscow’s official registration in 1994.
DALLAS, TEXAS •
A team of Scientologists from the Church of Scientology of Dallas and the Scientology Mission of Deep Ellum, Texas , have been providing relief to those affected by the deadly North Texas tornadoes since December 26, 2015.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
The Church of Scientology supports myriad humanitarian initiatives worldwide to overcome attitudes that foster marginalization and injustice. In his World Social Justice Day message, U.N.
PUEBLA, MEXICO •
The Youth for Human Rights Chapter of Puebla, Mexico, champions human rights education and reform.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
In a complete vindication of the Scientology religion and Scientologists, presiding judge rules that entire case was a “serious and irremediable breach of the right to a fair trial.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. •
Top human rights advocates presented with President’s Volunteer Service Awards Outstanding Youth for Human Rights volunteers and partners were honored in a Capitol Hill ceremony March 2 that launched the 13th annual Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) World Educational Tour.
SAN JOSÉ •
Vibrant and colorful traditional Costa Rican dance and song set the mood for the opening of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour in the nation’s capital, San José.
KUMASI, GHANA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour receives classic Ashanti welcome. To the intoxicating beat of African drums, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour was welcomed to Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti region of Ghana.
LOS ANGELES •
With contrary information on the subject of marijuana coupled with alarming statistics showing dramatically increased use of the drug in L.A.
KUMASI, GHANA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour provides training in Kumasi’s local schools. The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour is in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti region of Ghana, providing assistance to the everyday lives of residents of the West African area.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA •
Extending the campaign launched in San Francisco before the NFL championship game, Truth About Drugs volunteers donate booklets to local police to bolster drug education and prevention.
WASHINGTON, D.C. •
Organized by the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office in Washington, D.C., an event featured representatives of The Gambia and an American entrepreneur working to raise awareness and connect African Americans to their roots.
TAINAN, TAIWAN •
The search and rescue phase of the Tainan earthquake has been officially ended with the last survivor pulled from the wreckage of the city’s Wei-kuan complex.
LILLE, FRANCE •
In the city of Lille near the French/Belgian border, volunteers from the two nations join forces to provide drug education materials and debunk false information about drugs.