PRESS RELEASES
Church of Scientology Activities
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA •
Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Costa Rica spearhead a drug education and prevention movement to help youth live happy and drug-free lives.
OSAKA, JAPAN •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights demands psychiatric reforms. Outraged Japanese citizens carried placards of protest last week, calling attention to the psychiatric industry’s practice of drugging children with mind-altering drugs and of other abusive treatments at a regional conference of psychiatrists in Japan.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights, sponsored by the Church of Scientology, is empowering advocates to push for reforms worldwide.
GUATEMALA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Latin American Goodwill Tour in Guatemala in the spirit of help.
IRANDUBA, BRAZIL •
The Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour has been a valued partner to communities along the Amazon River Basin since 2007. Completing its mission in Leticia, Colombia, in May, the tour moves next to Iranduba, Brazil.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
Temple custodian recovers priceless statue and vase, thanks to the work of the Scientology Disaster Response Team while on disaster relief mission in Kathmandu, Nepal.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL •
Scientology Center of Tel Aviv hosts panel and open house in honor of World Environment Day 2015.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Churches everywhere are holding green-themed community forums June 5 designed to encourage environmental responsibility and assure the planet’s future ecological survival.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.