VIDEO: A look inside Scientology's program to rally Russian members after police raids - 2016-07-17

VIDEO: A look inside Scientology's program to rally Russian members after police raids July 17, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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On Sundays, Rod Keller stops by to bring us a collection of things Scientologists have shared during the week on social media. After avoiding the Internet for many years, Scientologists now share things freely online. And this week, Rod found something really special.

It's an hour long video from Russia, where Scientology has been going through a very tough time. The Moscow org has been raided multiple times by police forces in the last couple of years, and that's bad news for Scientology leader David Miscavige, who relies on Russia for cheap labor at his facilities like the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida. So what does Miscavige do to counter what's going on in Russia? Rod, give us a description of what we see in this video.

Rod: This is a briefing given this week by Lynn Irons at the Moscow Ideal Org, with translation by Sea Org member Vladimir Kuropyatnik. Kuropyatnik has been quoted in Russian newspapers as the "founder" of the Moscow org, which may mean he is the HCO Exec Secretary. The briefing addresses public (i.e., non-staff) members at the org in the wake of the June raids by the Federal Security Service in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russian officials seized documents that may indicate Scientology is violating a prohibition on their activities handed down by a Moscow City Court late last year.

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{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = VIDEO: A look inside Scientology's program to rally Russian members after police raids | url = https://tonyortega.org/2016/07/17/video-a-look-inside-scientologys-program-to-rally-russian-members-after-police-raids/ | work = Underground Bunker | date = July 17, 2016 | accessdate = August 21, 2017 }}