Jan 16, 2020

CultNEWS101 Articles: 1/15/2020

Event, UK, Netherlands, Brahma Kumaris, Legal, Malaysia, Sexual Abuse



"Psycho-educational Support Group for those whom have been affected by a wide variety of cults or extremists groups.

Date And TimeJanuary 28, 20206:30 PM – 8:30 PM GMT
LocationManchester Town HallAlbert SquareManchesterM2 5DBUnited Kingdom

The Family Survival Trust invites you to attend our Psycho-educational Support Group.

Our next meeting will be at 6.30-8.30pm on Tuesday 28th January 2020, in Manchester City Centre.

Please reply for more/address details. Exact will be comm to ticket holders on contact.

This group is open to people affected by a wide variety of cults (eg political, therapy, religious/spiritual, business, sports - among others) and extremist/exploitative groups.

A short educational presentation on a topic related to the psychology of coercive control will be the basis for sharing experiences and having reflective discussions. The session will be facilitated by those who have educational and/or personal experiences in this area, namely Charlie Kalra, Linda Dubrow-Marshall and Rod Dubrow-Marshall.

This is neither a therapy/counselling nor 'deprogramming' group, though often attendees report to have found it helpful, at an appropriate stage of their journey, with contextualising their experiences in abusive groups.

Hearing and sharing of experiences can be illuminating and validating, and at times also evocative and challenging.

When we meet we'll agree terms of confidentiality at the start of each session.

There's no obligation to say anything you don't want to.

You're free to attend without commitment and feedback is welcome.

A donation of £5 pounds would help to cover the cost of the venue; greater or lesser amounts are also welcome. Please do not feel obligated to do so if your circumstances do not allow it.

Confirmation of attendance will be appreciated to help us anticipate numbers for the venue.

For more details or if you'd like to be added to the mailing list for emails related to these meets please email thefamilysurvivaltrustuk@gmail.com"

"Last year, 103 worried phone calls arrived at SektesIGN, which belonged to the same organization as Meld Misdaad Anoniem. That is a lot more than the years before, when serious reports were made every year between the sixties and eighties. 

A striking number of phone calls were about mindfulness and happiness courses, which eventually degenerated into sexual and / or financial abuse of the participants. This often concerns women around 30, says Karin Krijnen, spokesperson for the organization that has since disappeared.

The task of Sektes signal was to bring serious signals to the attention of the right authorities. The hotline ceased to exist on 1 January, because the House of Representatives decided a few years ago to stop the subsidy. There will be no successor."

"KUALA LUMPUR: A devoteee with the Brahma Kumaris spiritual centre told the Session's Court today that she was raped by a religious teacher in Bangsar in September last year despite telling him that she wanted to keep her virginity.

The 26-year old final year psychology student with International University of Malaya-Wales said the incident took place at the Brahma Kumaris hostel in Jalan Limau Purut, Bangsar.

The Brahma Kumaris follower from Jasin, Melaka, said she had been a devotee since she was 7 years old and had been living in the hostel since the end of 2017.

"I got a job at Pantai Hospital, Bangsar, and because it was near Brahma Kumaris, my grandmother told me to live in the hostel for safety reasons," she told the court on the first day of trial of religious "guru" S Baskaran, 47.


S Baskaran, a senior Brahma Kumaris teacher, is charged with raping a devotee.

Baskaran, an engineer, was charged in the Sessions Court in September last year with raping the devotee on Sept 14, 2018.

He has pleaded not guilty."

"KUALA LUMPUR: A devoteee with the Brahma Kumaris spiritual centre told the Session's Court today that she was raped by a religious teacher in Bangsar in September last year despite telling him that she wanted to keep her virginity.

The 26-year old final year psychology student with International University of Malaya-Wales said the incident took place at the Brahma Kumaris hostel in Jalan Limau Purut, Bangsar.

The Brahma Kumaris follower from Jasin, Melaka, said she had been a devotee since she was 7 years old and had been living in the hostel since the end of 2017.

"I got a job at Pantai Hospital, Bangsar, and because it was near Brahma Kumaris, my grandmother told me to live in the hostel for safety reasons," she told the court on the first day of trial of religious "guru" S Baskaran, 47.

Baskaran, an engineer, was charged in the Sessions Court in September last year with raping the devotee on Sept 14, 2018.

He has pleaded not guilty."




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