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Germany court orders Google to remove defamatory autocomplete results
May 14, 2013 by Julie Deisher
The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe on Tuesday ordered Google to remove defamatory autocomplete results if notified. The plaintiffs, an unidentified company selling nutritional supplements and its founder, claimed when their names were entered on Google's German-language website,.... [more]
Russia court banned Scientology texts [this day at law]
June 30, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On June 30, 2011, a Shchyolkovo town court ruled that the main texts of Scientology, including What Is Scientology?, are "calls to extremist activity" and effectively banned them by placing them on Russia's Federal List of Extremist Materials. The judge ruled that materials by L. Ron Hubbard were ".... [more]
France appeals court upholds Scientology fraud conviction
February 5, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
A French court of appeals on Thursday upheld the 2009 fraud conviction against the Church of Scientology, fining the defendants a total of ?600,000. The decision upheld the original conviction of the Spiritual Association of the Church of Scientology (ASES), an affiliated bookstore, and seve....... [more]
Russia court bans Scientology texts
July 1, 2011 by Julia Zebley
A Shchyolkovo town court ruled Thursday that the main texts of Scientology, including What Is Scientology?, are "calls to extremist activity" and placed them on the Federal List of Extremist Materials, effectively banning them in Russia. The judge ruled, based on expert testimony, that materials.... [more]
ECHR ruled Russia violated Scientologists' religious freedom [this day at law]
October 1, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On October 1, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russia interfered with the freedom of religion by refusing to register two Scientology groups as "religious organizations." Russian authorities had rejected attempts by Scientology branches in Surgut and Nizhnekamsk to.... [more]
Europe rights court rules Russia illegally interfered with practice of Scientology
October 2, 2009 by Andrew Morgan
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Russia intefered with the freedom of religion by refusing to register two Scientology groups as religious organizations. Russian authorities had rejected attempts by Scientologist branches in Surgut and Nizhnekamsk to register....... [more]
Russian religious freedom judgment [ECHR] [document]
October 1, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Kimlya and others v. Russia, European Court of Human Rights, October 1, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the human rights issues in Russia....... [more]
Germany government drops Scientology investigation
November 22, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
The German government announced Friday that it has ended its investigation into the practices of the Church of Scientology. The German Interior Ministry began a probe into Scientology in 2007, calling it an organization that is not compatible with the constitution, seeking to ban the or....... [more]
Church of Scientology faces criminal fraud charges in France
September 8, 2008 by Joe Shaulis
A French judge on Monday ordered the Spiritual Association of the Church of Scientology (ASES- Celebrity Centre) to appear before the Paris Magistrates Court to face criminal charges. ASES has been unsuccessfully prosecuted in French courts before, and it along with an affiliated bookstore and.... [more]
Germany working to ban 'unconstitutional' Scientology
December 8, 2007 by Bernard Hibbitts
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schuble and his 16 regional counterparts have consider Scientology an organization that is not compatible with the constitution, and will work to ban it in Germany, Schuble said at the end of a two-day ministerial meeting Friday. The German g....... [more]
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