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But it was two recent events that propelled the members of Anonymous to act. Sources told ABCNEWS.com that they were initially intrigued by the publication of Andrew Morton’s biography of Tom Cruise, which was highly critical of Scientology. That drew them to the Internet for more information where they came across the leak of several church videos on YouTube featuring Cruise’s wildly enthusiastic praise of Scientology.

After an embarrassing string of high-profile defection and leaked videos, Scientology is under attack from a faceless cabal of online activists. Has America’s most controversial religion finally met its match?
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On Saturday, March 15, the surprisingly upstart, leaderless movement known as “Anonymous” will be holding its second worldwide anti-Scientology protests at Hubbard sites in more than a dozen countries.

The grassroots, Internet-based group seemed to materialize out of thin air just a few weeks ago, and it’s difficult to tell whether the surprising success of its February 10 rallies - which were held from Oslo to Sydney - will spark even more rallies beyond this weekend. The February protests featured a lot of twentysomethings, for the most part, carrying anti-Scientology signs, and wearing masks to protect their anonymity (Guy Fawkes masks were popular) in places like New York, Boston, London, and Toronto. This time, they say, they’re bringing cake and candles.

A psychiatric report tendered in court said the woman had been diagnosed at Bankstown Hospital as having a mental illness, but her parents denied her the appropriate psychiatric medication because of their Scientology beliefs.

There were no bullhorns, no loud chants and no arrests Sunday when about 25 people held a peaceful protest against Scientology in downtown Buffalo.

The members of Anonymous, an Internet-based group, held their demonstration from about 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. across the street from the Church of Scientology, 836 Main St., at Virginia Street.

The protesters, from Western New York and Rochester, braved bitterly cold temperatures, blowing snow and 50-mph wind gusts to inform the public about what they called “the harmful practices of Scientology.”

Masked demonstrators gathered outside London’s Church of Scientology in protest against the organisation.

The group, called Anonymous, said they wanted to highlight the organisation’s “inherent flaws” and “fight for freedom of knowledge and information”.

Protestors turned out in force yesterday to demonstrate at the Church of Scientology’s headquarters in London.

The demonstration - by a group of web users working under the name ‘Anonymous’ - was one of many which have been taking place across Europe, America and Australia.

‘Anonymous’ - which declared “war” on the organisation last month - claim to have staged demonstrations in almost 100 cities over the last 24 hours.

Despite frigid weather, 40 to 50 people - many concealing their identities with plastic masks, wigs and sunglasses - gathered in the South Side across from the Church of Scientology’s small Pittsburgh office yesterday afternoon, just as similar protests against the controversial religious movement were taking place in cities across the globe.

Anonymous internet users who have previously crashed Church of Scientology websites have named February 10 as a worldwide day of protest in a bid to “destroy” the controversial religion.

The group - called Anonymous - which includes skilled computer hackers, has posted a message on YouTube declaring war on Scientology, accusing it of trying to censor the internet and conducting “campaigns of misinformation”.

A day of free speech protests have been planned outside Scientology centres around the world, with campaigners mobilising on Facebook and YouTube against the group.

Hackers are incensed at what they claim is a restriction on free speech by Scientologist by forcing YouTube to remove embarrassing footage of Tom Cruise talking about what ‘a blast’ the religion is.