The Watchdog on Trial: How MIVILUDES Lost Its Credibility

The Watchdog on Trial: How MIVILUDES Lost Its Credibility

PARIS — On a warm June morning in 2024, the Administrative Court of Paris delivered a verdict that sent ripples through France’s secular institutions. The court ruled that the MIVILUDES — France’s Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and Combat against Cultic Deviances — had published inaccurate and unverifiable claims about certain minority religious groups in its […]

The watchdog of the community

It certainly takes more than a newspaper article to describe the impact of The Echo on the community it has served for 45 years. It’s made up of its consistent coverage of local concerns, community causes, relevant figures, sports, politics and social issues. According to its founder and editor, David Kennedy, it’s “more intangible than […]