July 12, 2001, Boston: A Church of Scientology member put her head inside a mock guillotine outside the French Consulate after France ratified the About-Picard law, allowing courts to crack down on religious sects.
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Nov. 24, 2011: Policemen stood in front of Church of Scientology members protesting outside a courthouse in Paris. On Feb. 2, 2012, the conviction against Scientology for organized fraud was upheld.
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Oct. 27, 2009: Daniele Gounord, spokeswoman for the French Church of Scientology, addressed journalists before appearing in court. Seven Scientology members were charged for illegally prescribing drugs.
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Oct. 27, 2009: A member of the hacker group Anonymous held up a Guy Fawkes mask in court.
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May 27, 2009: Covering her face, Nelly Reziga (C), a plaintiff, arrived to the courthouse in Paris. She claimed her boss fired her after she declined to attend Scientology classes.
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May 26, 2009: Alain Rosenberg (C), head of the French Church of Scientology, in court with his lawyers. He received a two-year suspended jail sentence and was fined 30,000 euros.
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May 25, 2009: French socialist MP Catherine Picard talked to the press. She called the verdict against Scientology "intelligent."
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Oct. 27, 2009: Eric Roux, head of the Paris Celebrity Center of the Scientology Association addressed journalists before court. The group was accused of pressuring members into paying large sums of money for questionable remedies and using 'commercial harassment' against recruits.
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