Germany/English

You can find all information on Twelve Tribes in Germany in English: NEWS DIGEST WITH LINKS, Posts from German blog, translated German articles and subtitled videos.

Posts from German blog (in English): To follow the developments that have been taken place since the raid in Bavaria, please take a look at the posts from this lady in Germany who has been taking the time to report on them. If you want to be taken directly her posts on the Twelve Tribes in Germany, here is the first one: Yeshua Hineni Twelve Tribes part 1.

Below are all her updates

#1   2013 Sept 12  #2  2013 Sept 14 #3  2013 Sept 24 #4  2013 Oct 17
#5   2013 Nov 1 #6  2013 Nov 5 #7  2013 Nov 13 #8   2013 Nov 29
#9   2013 Dec 3 #10  2014 Jan 19 #11  2014 Jan 25 #12  2014 Jan  28
#13  2014 Jan 29 #14  2014 Feb 1 #15  2014 Feb 7 #16  2014 Apr 24
#17  2014 June 14 #18  2014 June 15  #19  2014 Oct 9  #20 2014 November 10

Schooling in Germany: highlights of Twelve Tribes in the German news

Translated German articles (from last to oldest)

The brutal education and strict rules of the Twelve Tribes-Web.de-May 23, 2016

Twelve Tribes mother admits bashing her child, receives her court sentence – 26 January 2016 – Augsburger Algemeine

Religious sect elder convicted in Germany of causing bodily harm for hitting child with switch – 23 November 2015 – Metro Toronto

Religious sect elder convicted in Germany of hitting child – 23 November 2015 – SFGate

Religious sect elder goes on trial in Germany – 16 November 2015 – Associated Press

Twelve Tribes cult is withdrawing from Germany – 1 September 2015 -Bayerischer Rundfunk

God drilled into will-less young ones – 31 Oct 2014 – Suddeutsche Zeitung

Child abuse and unpaid work in the Bible -based Twelve Tribes cult – 11 August 2014 -Von Philipp/earthlink

The baby beating sect – 5 Aug 2014 – Panorama

Children are systematically beaten, sect still speaks of “movie filled with cheap lies” – 5 Aug 2014 – Express.DE

I had no childhood, I have toiled – 17 June 2014 – Tagesspiegel

Twelve Tribes members suspected in Tirol – 14 June 2014 – DerStandard

A former member recounts his experiences of violence in the Twelve Tribes cult – 14 June 2014 – Tagblatt.de

Sect children were handed over to Germany – 14 June 2014 – News Panorama – Germany

Twelve Tribes families left the country for Austria – 5 June 2014 – Augburger Allgemeine

General facts about the Twelve Tribes cult – 4 June 2014 – Augsburger Allgemeine

Children should be with their parents at Pentecost – 2 June 2014 – Twelve Tribes Judith Zacher

Childhood is destroyed – 26 March 2014 – Bayerischer Rundfunk (from radio interview)

After leaving the sect: No roots and no strength to fly – 27 Jan 2014 – Der Spiegel online

Controversial sect: court bans Twelve Tribes school – 24 Jan 2014 – Der Spiegel online

Court prohibits Twelve Tribes school operations – 4 Jan 2014 – Die Welt

Raid on the Twelve Tribes sect: RTL reporter provides evidence of child abuse- 9 Dec 2013 -RTL- Aktuell

A former Twelve Tribes member reports – All children are pelted- 10 October 2013 -Pro Medienmagazin

Court: Sect children remain in foster care – 24 Sep 2013 – Augsburger Allgemeine

“Twelve Tribes” Bible-based cult mistreats their children – 20 Sep 2013 – Der Spiegel online

Caning punishment in secret rooms – 19 Sep 2013 -Berliner Morgenpost

They beat the hell out of their children – 18 Sep 2013 – SWR Info Rolf Reinlaßö

Twelve Tribes abuse their free workforce – 15 September 2013 – RTL news

If they get the children again, they retreat – 14 Sep 2013 – Augburger Allgemeine

He who spares the rod hates his son -11 Sep, 2013 – Faith Community Twelve Tribes Bavaria

They preach peace and torment their children – 10 Sep 2013 – Süddeutsche.de

Reporter describes perverse spanking sect – 10 Sep 2013 – Focus Online

Beaten under state supervision -10 Sep 2013 – Süddeutsche.de

Children of the Twelve Tribes – nearly 100 beatings in 2 days – 10 Sep 2013 -  Augsburger Allgemein

Whoever wants to play gets beaten – 9 Sep 2013 – Süddeutsche Zeitung

Raid on 12 Tribes sect – RTL – Reporter provides evidence of child abuse – 9 Sep 2013 – RTL.de

I almost cried – 8 Sep 2013 – Augsburger Allgemeine

Thrashed in the Twelve Tribes cult – 7 Sep 2013 – RP online

Bavaria closes the brutal Twelve Tribes sect school – 16 May 2013

Brainwashing, beatings and racism – 22 May 2012 – Süddeutsche

Subtitled German videos

Wolfram Kuhnigk goes under cover – RTL TV Sept 2013 – 41 mns

After the raid – RTL TV Sept 2013 – Part 1 and  2 – total 15 mns