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News: Dianetics Running Teams Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Dianetics with Races Across the U.S. from Austin to Los Angeles | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the groundbreaking book “Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health,” Dianetics Running Teams are hitting the pavement from Austin to Los Angeles, promoting mental clarity and physical fitness through participation in races nationwide, the Church of Scientology International announced today.

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News: CCHR Exhibit Exposes Psychiatric Abuse Amid National Inquiry Into More Than 2,000 Patient Deaths | CitizenWire

LONDON, U.K. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) placed its Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Exhibit in the heart of London in Cavendish Square, timed to coincide with the Lampard Inquiry-the first public investigation into deaths in the UK’s mental health system. The exhibit exposed a hidden side of psychiatry that too […]

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News: Citizens Commission on Human Rights Exposes Psychiatry’s Role in Oppressing Black South Africans | CitizenWire

ZITHOBENI, South Africa /CitizenWire/ — Hundreds of South Africans visited the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death exhibit at the Zithobeni Community Hall, where they were introduced to the destructive legacy of psychiatry and its ongoing impact on Black communities. Hosted by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), the exhibit, with the theme Taking Mental […]

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News: Scientology Network Antidrug Marathon Spotlights Global Heroes Combatting Drug Abuse | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — In recognition of the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Scientology Network will air special programming on Thursday, June 26, spotlighting the worldwide impact of the Truth About Drugs education initiative by Foundation for a Drug-Free World.

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News: Montrose Celebrates Opening of New Ideal Scientology Mission of the Foothills | CitizenWire

MONTROSE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — At the epicenter of the largest population of Scientologists on Earth – and already renowned for its humanitarian outreach – a transformed Mission rises to serve this Crescenta Valley enclave with even greater power and purpose. Nestled beneath Los Angeles’ majestic Verdugo Mountains, the newly transformed Ideal Church of Scientology Mission […]

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News: Voices for Humanity Ignites a Revolution for Learning with Eva Rehorova | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network’s VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic change makers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, announces a new episode featuring educator Eva Rehorova. VOICES FOR HUMANITY airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.

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News: [RETRACTED] Scientology Mission of the Foothills Unveils Ideal Mission in Montrose, CA, Celebrating 40+ Years of Community Impact | CitizenWire

MONTROSE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — On a radiant Sunday evening, the Church of Scientology Mission of the Foothills marked a historic milestone with the grand opening of their Ideal Scientology Mission in Montrose, California. After more than 40 years of dedicated service to the community, the Mission has elevated its commitment to the Foothills area by […]

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News: Meet a Scientologist Gets into the Spirit of Gourmet Burgers with Akio Kitaura | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network’s MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring gourmet hamburger restaurateur Akio Kitaura. MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.

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News: Pioneer Spirit of Discovery Flourishes in Destination: Scientology, Sacramento | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network’s DESTINATION: SCIENTOLOGY, the weekly travelogue series that takes viewers inside Scientology Churches all around the world and discovers what makes each one unique, presents an episode featuring Sacramento, California. DESTINATION: SCIENTOLOGY airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.

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News: Voices For Humanity Sparks Transformation in Liberty City with Pastor Jeffrey Mack | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network’s VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic change makers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, announces a new episode featuring community activist Pastor Jeffrey Mack. VOICES FOR HUMANITY airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.

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News: CCHR Warns: Millions of Children Exposed to Risky Psychiatric Drugs | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A federal assessment of children’s health has identified the widespread prescribing of psychotropic drugs to U.S. youth as a “public crisis” driven by industry profit motives, flawed science, and systemic conflicts of interest. According to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, this is […]

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News: CCHR Seeks End to Mandated Community Psychiatric Programs, Citing Global Alarm | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, is calling for an overhaul of psychiatric hospitalization and community treatment laws. With 54% of U.S. psychiatric patients held involuntarily, CCHR warns the system has normalized coercion. Most U.S. states authorize Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) laws that […]

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News: CCHR Leads Protest About Child Restraint Deaths and $329B Mental Health Failure | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — As the American Psychiatric Association (APA) holds its annual meeting in Los Angeles, a diverse coalition of human rights advocates, civil rights leaders, clergy, medical professionals, and attorneys gathered outside the convention center, calling for an urgent end to coercive psychiatric practices. Led by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights […]

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News: Mental Health Awareness Month – Tennessee Enacts Psychotropic Testing Law | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A landmark law recently passed in Tennessee raises awareness about psychotropic drugs linked to potential violent behavior, marking a paradigm shift in advancing public safety and accountability for these prescriptions. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International, a mental health industry watchdog, praised the regulations as timely, given that May […]

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News: Psychiatry’s Legacy of Racism and Coercion Highlighted in Restraint Deaths | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — With May being Mental Health Month, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is spotlighting a disturbing new study published in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, titled “I Can’t Breathe” – A Study of Civil Litigated Cases on Prone Restraint Deaths. The review analyzed 229 fatal police […]

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News: Hollywood Volunteers Transform Neighborhood for Earth Day: Butterflies Respond Immediately to New Gardens | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — In a remarkable display of environmental stewardship, volunteers ranging from age 9 to 72 transformed parts of Hollywood this past weekend through a comprehensive Earth Day initiative inspired by the precept “Safeguard and Improve Your Environment” from L. Ron Hubbard’s common-sense guide, “The Way to Happiness,” the Church of Scientology […]

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News: CCHR Urges U.S. to Adopt WHO Mental Health Policy Condemning Coercive Psychiatry | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a powerful new directive urging nations to eliminate coercive psychiatric practices, including forced hospitalization, drugging, and seclusion. The Guidance on Mental Health Policy and Strategic Action Plans outlines a rights-based approach that marks a sharp departure from institutionalization and involuntary treatment. The Citizens […]

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News: New York Times Exposé Vindicates CCHR: ADHD Isn’t Biological, Says Watchdog | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A recent exposé in The New York Times Magazine will send shockwaves through the psychiatric community, affirming what the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) has warned for decades: there is no medical proof that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a biological disorder.[1] Yet, over 3.4 million American […]

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News: CCHR Exposes Invasive Brain Treatments: Mental Health Patients Pay the Price | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a leading mental health industry watchdog, has released a damning report detailing how psychiatry is blaming patients-rather than failed treatments-to justify a surge in brain stimulation interventions. “When psychiatric drugs and therapy don’t work, psychiatry rarely blames the treatment-it blames the patient, […]

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News: CCHR Says Despite Record-High Spending, Mental Health Outcomes Decline-Experts Say Fault Lies with Flawed Diagnostic System | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is sounding the alarm on the unchecked expansion of psychiatric diagnoses-most notably through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). What began in 1952 with just 106 diagnoses exploded to over 300 by 2013, despite a lack of objective biological […]

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News: Drug-Free World’s Truth About Fentanyl Booklet: A Literal Lifesaver | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — On March 11, Southern California police seized 50 pounds of illicit fentanyl, enough for 14 million lethal doses of the drug to be added to street drugs and counterfeit pharmaceuticals destined for dealers or to be sold online to unsuspecting victims. “If that much was seized,” says Drug-Free World Executive […]

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News: Scientology Network Illuminates the Life and Legacy of L. Ron Hubbard | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — L. Ron Hubbard’s life is one of endless remarkable achievements. A bestselling author, his groundbreaking book “Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” became the first definitive explanation of human thinking and behavior. His further discoveries on the subject of the human mind and spirit led to his founding of […]

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News: Support the Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach and Its Mission to Serve the Community | CitizenWire

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. /CitizenWire/ — The Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach (CAMB) is calling on businesses, organizations, and individuals to support its mission of providing a Christ-centered, high-quality education for students in the community. As one of the only faith-based schools in the area, the Christian Academy is dedicated to academic excellence, athletic opportunities, spiritual […]

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News: International Women’s Day Marathon Is A Global Celebration Of Inspiring Women | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network is featuring extraordinary women from across the globe on an all-day marathon for International Women’s Day on March 8. First observed in 1911, International Women’s Day is a United Nations-recognized day that celebrates the achievements of women and raises awareness of women’s rights.

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News: Drug-Free World to Tackle Drug Abuse at Super Bowl LIX | CitizenWire

NEW ORLEANS, La. /CitizenWire/ — As the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for Super Bowl LIX, Foundation for a Drug-Free World turns its focus to a different contest-the fight to keep kids off drugs. Drug-Free World volunteers and Scientology Churches across the U.S. will be setting out for New Orleans to help […]

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News: From the Ashes of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, Treasured Mementos Restore Hope | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — “The streets of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu are like a wave of destruction I’ve never experienced before,” says James, a Scientology Volunteer Minister. “There are so many heartbroken people, people in despair, people in need of help.” James is among the Scientology Volunteer Ministers who began providing service as […]

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News: Inside Scientology: The Race Against Time To Safeguard Scientology Scripture Airs on the Scientology Network | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network’s INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY, the exclusive series that provides unprecedented access to the facilities and behind-the-scenes operations of the Church of Scientology, presents Archival Project. INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Scientology Network.

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News: Mexican Christmas Traditions and Spiritual Values Celebrated at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — At the heart of a celebration hosted by the Church of Scientology Los Angeles this Christmas season was a miracle: the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Each year, Mexican communities at home and in the diaspora commemorate this blessed event. It marks the day nearly 500 years ago, in […]

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News: An Ideal Scientology Mission Opens in Osaka – One of Japan’s Premier Cities | CitizenWire

OSAKA, Japan /CitizenWire/ — Among Japan’s largest and most important cities, Osaka is renowned for its history, culinary heritage, and vibrant urban culture. Mirroring Osaka’s unique qualities, traditional values, and vision of an even brighter future, community leaders, officials, and Scientologists from across Japan gathered in the city to celebrate the inauguration of the Ideal […]

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News: Church of Scientology Community Forum Highlights the Truth About Human Trafficking and What Can Be Done to Stop It | CitizenWire

SEATTLE, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Taking action and getting results were the keynotes of this year’s commemoration of UN International Human Rights Day at the Church of Scientology of Washington State. Special guest speaker was Mr. Butch Yarnell, Eastern Washington & Idaho Regional Coordinator for Shared Hope International, an organization that strives to bring an end […]

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News: Scientology Expands Its Impact in Santo André, the Industrial Heart of São Paulo | CitizenWire

SANTO ANDRE, Brazil /CitizenWire/ — Santo André, Brazil, is a dynamic city of sophistication and opportunity. Home to three-quarters of a million people, it yet maintains its welcoming attitude and signature friendliness. Downtown Santo André is a center for nightlife, entertainment, and festivals. And right in the bustling center of this dynamic urban mosaic, the […]

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News: A New Era of Expansion Begins With the Opening of the Ideal Scientology Mission of Taichung | CitizenWire

TAICHUNG, Taiwan /CitizenWire/ — In the heart of Taiwan, nestled between the Central Mountain Range to the east and the Taiwan Strait to the west, Taichung is a rich tapestry of sophistication, history, and stunning natural beauty. And it was here, on 16 November, in Taichung City’s West District, renowned as the city’s cultural and […]

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News: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary and the Expansion of the Ideal Scientology Mission of Bergamo | CitizenWire

BERGAMO, Italy /CitizenWire/ — Nestled between Lake Como and Lake Iseo in the north of Italy, the city of Bergamo is an architectural gem of medieval charm and breathtaking beauty. And in the heart of the city are the expanded new facilities of the Ideal Church of Scientology Mission of Bergamo.

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News: Civic and Community Leaders Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Ideal Scientology Mission of Chiayi, Taiwan | CitizenWire

CHIAYI, Taiwan /CitizenWire/ — Chiayi City is renowned for its rich culture and vibrant local spirit. The loyalty and unity of the people who defended it during the famous Lin Shuang-wen uprising in the Qing Dynasty earned the city its name: The word “Chiayi” stands for “loyalty and righteousness.” And it was in that vein […]

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News: McMinnville Welcomes a New Scientology Mission to Its Thriving Community | CitizenWire

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. /CitizenWire/ — Surrounded by rolling vineyards and fertile farmland, McMinnville is a hidden gem in the heart of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. And right downtown, the new Scientology Ideal Mission of McMinnville held its Grand Opening – one of the record number of new Ideal Scientology Missions opened in 2024.

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News: Holiday Cheer at L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland in Hollywood | CitizenWire

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — I’ll bet you didn’t know that Santa plays the sax. Well, he does, and he proved it when he pulled out his “axe” and entertained the crowd with a medley of Christmas favorites at L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The annual event is produced […]

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