Topic Index

BLOG

The Human Cost of Germany’s Failed Scientology Surveillance

For years, Germany justified extraordinary surveillance of Scientologists by claiming the religion represented a threat to democracy.

BLOG

The “Sect Filter” System

One of the most controversial features of Germany’s anti-Scientology campaign was the spread of so-called “sect filters”—declarations requiring individuals and businesses to distance themselves from Scientology in order to obtain contracts or professional opportunities.

NEWS

For Decades, International Bodies Warned Germany Over Its Treatment of Scientologists

Germany was not protecting democracy by excluding Scientologists. It was violating the principles democracy exists to protect.

NEWS

Germany Isolated Itself From the Democratic Consensus on Religious Freedom

For nearly three decades, Germany claimed democratic authority for a campaign of surveillance, blacklisting and discrimination against Scientologists.

NEWS

Scientologists Speak Out on the Human Cost of Germany’s 30-Year Surveillance Campaign

While the allegations never materialized, the damage to innocent people was real.

WHITEPAPER

Religious Discrimination Against the Church of Scientology and Its Parishioners in Germany

For more than two decades, officials in the German government have condoned a policy and practice of religious discrimination against Scientologists in Germany. Federal and state officials have urged the public to blacklist and boycott Scientologists from every aspect of German life.

OPC