News - 2001

2001 news stories (newspapers and newsmagazines) about the OTS, sorted by outlet.

24 heures

• Perrin, Michel (19 April 2001). "La Suisse, c'est bien compliqué..." [Switzerland is a complicated place...]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 90. Lausanne. p. 7.
• Perrin, Michel (19 April 2001). "Plongée dans l'ésotérisme" [A plunge into esotericism]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 90. Lausanne. p. 7.
• Netz, Robert (20 April 2001). "OTS: exemplaire dialogue de sourds" [OTS: a dialogue of the deaf]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 91. Lausanne. p. 2.
• Perrin, Michel (20 April 2001). "Dans la nébuleuse des Templiers" [In the Templar nebula]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 91. Lausanne. p. 8.
• Perrin, Michel (24 April 2001). "Tabachnik: «Je suis homme de vie»" [Tabachnik: "I'm a man for life"]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 94. Lausanne. p. 9.
• Perrin, Michel (24 April 2001). "Une dérive mortifère" [A deadly drift]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 94. Lausanne. p. 9.
• Perrin, Michel (25 April 2001). "«Le silence, c'est la tactique des voyous»" ["Silence is the tactic of thugs"]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 95. Lausanne. p. 11.
• Perrin, Michel (25 April 2001). "Connections maçonniques" [Masonic connections]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 95. Lausanne. p. 11.
• Perrin, Michel (26 April 2001). "Tabachnik: «Je n'ai pas de secret»" [Tabachnik: "I have no secrets"]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 96. Lausanne. p. 11.
• Perrin, Michel (26 April 2001). "La fin du monde" [The end of the world]. 24 heures (in Swiss French). No. 96. Lausanne. p. 11.

Agence France-Presse

• "Cult members say Solar Temple leaders ordered "mass suicides"". Agence France-Presse. 19 April 2001 – via Cult Education Institute.
• "French Magistrate rejects idea that outsiders killed cultists". Agence France-Presse. 24 April 2001 – via World-Wide Religious News. (alt link)
• "Relaxe pour Michel Tabachnik" [Michel Tabachnik acquitted]. Agence France-Presse (in French). 25 June 2001. – via CESNUR. Archived from the original on 29 February 2004.

BBC News

• "France in controversial cult crackdown". BBC News. 30 May 2001.
• "Conductor cleared of cult deaths". BBC News. 25 June 2001.

CBC News

• "Conductor goes to trial for Solar Temple killings". CBC News. 17 April 2001.
• "Solar Temple cult member facing jail term". CBC News. 28 April 2001.
• "Alleged cult leader learns fate today". CBC News. 25 June 2001.

CNN

• "Conductor cleared of cult killings". CNN. 25 June 2001. Archived from th original 25 June 2001.

Construire

• Gilles, Elisabeth (3 April 2001). "Une cause de tragédie" [A cause of tragedy]. Construire (in Swiss French). No. 14. p. 71. ISSN 0010-7034 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

La Croix

• Gomez, Marianne (17 April 2001). "L'Ordre du Temple solaire en procès " [The Order of the Solar Temple on trial]. La Croix (in French). Paris. ISSN 0242-6056. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024.
• "L'Ordre du Temple Solaire" [The Order of the Solar Temple]. La Croix (in French). 17 April 2001. Paris. ISSN 0242-6056.

L'Express

• Koch, François (4 April 2001). "Questions pour cinq massacres" [Questions for five massacres]. L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 4 September 2024.
• "Etude de la dérive de la secte de l'OTS" [Study of the drift of the OTS sect]. L'Express (in Swiss French). No. 93. Neuchâtel. ats-afp. 24 April 2001. p. 31 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

Giornale del Popolo

• Tanzi, Francesco (26 June 2001). "Tabachnik, piena assoluzione" [Tabachnik, fully acquitted]. Giornale del Popolo (in Italian) – via CESNUR.

L'Hebdo

• "Mix et Remix". L'Hebdo (in Swiss French). No. 16. 19 April 2001. p. 6 – via Scriptorium.
• "Mix et Remix". L'Hebdo (in Swiss French). No. 17. 26 April 2001. p. 6 – via Scriptorium.

L'Humanité

• Rive, Émilie (19 April 2001). "Justice. L'audition des témoins de l'Ordre du temple solaire se poursuit." [Justice. The hearing of witnesses from the Order of the Solar Temple continues.]. L'Humanité (in French).
• Rive, Émilie (25 April 2001). "JUSTICE. L'Ordre du temple solaire, la secte devenue société secrète. " Ce que l'initié sait, le profane l'ignore "" [JUSTICE. The Order of the Solar Temple, the cult turned secret society. "What the initiate knows, the profane ignores"]. L'Humanité (in French).

L'Illustré

• Bédat, Arnaud (25 April 2001). "Seul contre tous" [One against all]. L'Illustré (in Swiss French). pp. 14–18 – via Scriptorium. *COVER*
• Roudier, Henri (2 May 2001). "Falungong: Un danger pour la démocratie" [Falun Gong: A danger to democracy]. L'Illustré (in Swiss French). p. 110 – via Scriptorium. *M*

L'Impartial

• "Etude de la dérive de la secte de l'OTS" [Study of the drift of the OTS sect]. L'Impartial (in Swiss French). No. 37759. La Chaux-de-Fonds. ats-afp. 24 April 2001. p. 27 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

La Liberté

• Pivois, Marc (28 April 2001). ""Tabachnik a donné le signal" du grand départ" ["Tabachnik gave the signal" for the big departure]. Libération (in French). Paris. ISSN 0335-1793.

La Liberté

• Mayer, Jean-François (30 April 2001). "Les faux espoirs du procès Tabachnik" [The false hopes of the Tabachnik trial]. La Liberté (in Swiss French). Year 130, no. 173. Fribourg. p. 7 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch. (alt link via CESNUR)

Le Matin

• Lassueur, Yves (4 March 2001). ""Les nouvelles sectes auront du mal à s'imposer"" ["New cults will have a hard time establishing themselves"]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). No. 63. Lausanne. p. 14. ISSN 1018-3736 – via Scriptorium.
• Juillerat, Roger (25 December 2001). "Temple solaire: des secrets bien gardés" [Solar temple: well-guarded secrets]. Le Matin (in Swiss French). No. 359. Lausanne. p. 3. ISSN 1018-3736 – via Scriptorium.

Middle East Times

• Hassan-Gordon, Tariq (2001). "Solar Temple Cult Influenced by Ancient Egypt". Middle East Times. No. 18. ***

Le Monde

• Pereira, Acacio (25 April 2001). "Au procès de l'OTS, Michel Tabachnik affirme que ses écrits ont été « instrumentalisés »" [At the OTS trial, Michel Tabachnik asserts that his writings have been "manipulated"]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.
• Pereira, Acacio (26 April 2001). "Cité comme témoin, le juge qui a instruit l'affaire de l'OTS accuse Michel Tabachnik" [The judge who investigated the OTS affair calls Michel Tabachnik as a witness]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.
• Pereira, Acacio (28 April 2001). "Au huitième jour du procès de l'OTS, toutes les interrogations demeurent" [On the eighth day of the OTS trial, many questions remain]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.
• Cabret, Nicole (27 June 2001). "Michel Tabachnik relaxé dans l'affaire de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [Michel Tabachnik acquitted in Order of the Solar Temple case]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. ISSN 0395-2037.

News24

• "Solar Temple death case in court" News24. 24 April 2001.

The New York Times

• Daley, Suzanne (26 June 2001). "World Briefing | Europe: France: Man Cleared In Cult Deaths" The New York Times. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331.

Le Nouvel Echo

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Litzler, Bernard (3 May 2001). "OTS: une hypothèse farfelue" [OTS: a far-fetched theory]. Le Nouvel Echo (in Swiss French). No. 16. Lausanne. p. 6 – via Scriptorium. (alt link from CESNUR)

Le Nouvelliste

Sion, Valais, Switzerland

• "OTS: le Parquet fait appel" [OTS: the public prosecutor appeals]. Le Nouvelliste (in Swiss French). No. 159. Sion. ATS. p. 5 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
• Bonnard, Jean (12 July 2001). "Le scepticisme du spécialiste..." [Skepticism from the specialist...]. Le Nouvelliste (in Swiss French). No. 159. Sion. p. 5 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.

Le Nouvel Obs

• "L'audience du mardi 17 avril: Tabachnik serein au premier jour" [The hearing on Tuesday 17 April: Tabachnik serene on day one]. Le Nouvel Obs (in French). 19 April 2001. AP.
• "Cinq ans fermes requis contre Tabachnik" [Tabachnik faces five-year prison sentence]. Le Nouvel Obs (in French). 27 April 2001.

Libération

• Pivois, Marc (19 April 2001). "De l'épée volante à l'enfant cosmique" [From the flying sword to the cosmic child]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
• Pivois, Marc (20 April 2001). "Des survivants entre doute et nostalgie" [Survivors torn between doubt and nostalgia]. Libération (in French).
• Pivois, Marc (28 April 2001). "«Tabachnik a donné le signal» du grand départ" [“Tabachnik gave the signal” for the big departure]. Libération (in French).

L'Orient-Le Jour

• "France - L’ouverture du procès de la secte aura lieu mardi - L'Ordre du temple solaire au banc des accusés" [France - The cult's trial opens on Tuesday - The Order of the Solar Temple in the dock]. L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 14 April 2001.

Ottawa Citizen

• Sage, Adam (18 April 2001). "The fatal attraction". Ottawa Citizen. The Times of London. p. A15. ISSN 0839-3222 – via Newspapers.com.
• Wallace, Bruce (18 April 2001). "Trial explores Solar Temple suicides". Ottawa Citizen. p. A15. ISSN 0839-3222 – via Newspapers.com.

Le Parisien

• Vézard, Frédéric (24 March 2001). "Les éléments qui accablent le pharmacien de l'OTS" [The evidence against the OTS's pharmacist]. Le Parisien (in French). ISSN 0767-3558.
• Vezard, Frédéric (18 April 2001). "«Mes parents ne voulaient pas rester en vie»" ["My parents didn't want to stay alive"]. Le Parisien (in French). ISSN 0767-3558.
• Vézard, Frédéric (19 April 2001). "« La secte existe encore et peut tuer »" ["The cult still exists and can kill"]. Le Parisien (in French). ISSN 0767-3558.
• Vézard, Frédéric (24 April 2001). "Michel Tabachnik minimise son rôle" [Michel Tabachnik downplays his role]. Le Parisien (in French). ISSN 0767-3558.

Reuters

• "French court clears conductor of cult deaths". Reuters. 25 June 2001. – via CESNUR. Archived from the original on 29 February 2004.

The Scotsman

• "Musician Denies Solar Temple Murders". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 18 April 2001. ***

SWI swissinfo

• "Procès de l'OTS: Michel Tabachnik a rendez-vous avec son destin" [OTS trial: Michel Tabachnik meets his fate]. SWI swissinfo (in Swiss French). Bern. 15 April 2001.
• "Cult member to face trial over deaths of followers". SWI swissinfo. Bern. Aril 2001.
• Probert, Roy (17 April 2001). "Solar Temple trial raises hopes of new leads". SWI swissinfo.
• "Sonnentempler: Ermittlungen in der Schweiz kritisiert" [Solar Temple: Investigation in Switzerland criticized]. SWI swissinfo (in Swiss High German). Bern. 18 April 2001.
• Probert, Roy (25 June 2001). "Solar Temple families no closer to knowing truth". SWI swissinfo. Bern. – via World-Wide Religious News. (alt link from CESNUR)
• Hamel, Ian (22 July 2001). "Les sectes en Suisse à l'heure d'Internet" [Cults in Switzerland in the age of the Internet]. SWI swissinfo (in Swiss French). Bern.
• Probert, Roy (3 November 2001). "Geneva seeks to temper influence of cults". SWI swissinfo. Bern.

Le Temps

• "La thèse du suicide collectif de l'Ordre du Temple solaire à nouveau remise en cause" [The Order of the Solar Temple's theory of collective suicide is once again called into question]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. 8 March 2001. ISSN 1423-3967.
• "OTS: la justice maintient la thèse du drame en vase clos" [OTS: the court maintains the theory of a tragedy in a vacuum]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. 9 March 2001. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (17 April 2001). "Quinze jours pour mieux comprendre les drames de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [Fifteen days to better understand the tragedies of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (18 April 2001). "Les parties civiles se déchirent au procès de l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [Civil parties tear themselves apart in the trial of the Order of the Solar Temple]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (19 April 2001). "Les juges suisses, absents au procès de l'OTS, ont été vivement mis en cause" [The Swiss judges, absent from the OTS trial, were strongly criticized]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (20 April 2001). "Les témoins déchargent Michel Tabachnik de toute responsabilité" [Witnesses absolve Michel Tabachnik of all responsibility]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (21 April 2001). "Focus. Si vous avez raté le début" [Focus. If you missed the beginning]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (24 April 2001). "Michel Tabachnik est-il un manipulateur ou un inconscient?" [Is Michel Tabachnik a manipulator or just oblivious?]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (25 April 2001). "Le juge Fontaine en est convaincu: Michel Tabachnik est responsable" [Judge Fontaine is convinced: Michel Tabachnik is responsible]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (26 April 2001). "Michel Tabachnik joue la grande symphonie du naïf innocent" [Michel Tabachnik plays the great symphony of the naive innocent]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Briel, Patricia (28 April 2001). "Derrière le procès de l'OTS, les ambiguïtés de la notion de manipulation mentale" [Behind the OTS trial, the ambiguities of the notion of mental manipulation]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Marmoz, Robert (28 April 2001). "Cinq ans requis contre Tabachnik" [Five years sought against Tabachnik]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Boulianne, Françoise (22 June 2001). "L'illusionnisme, l'arme secrète de certains gourous pour fabriquer des miracles" [Illusionism, some gurus' secret weapon for creating miracles]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967. *M*
• Marmoz, Robert (26 June 2001). "Editorial. Procès OTS: le doute, par Robert Marmoz" [Editorial. OTS trial: doubt, by Robert Marmoz]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967.
• Briel, Patricia (26 June 2001). "«J'ai eu peur de devenir un bouc émissaire»" ["I was afraid of being made a scapegoat"]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Briel, Patricia (12 July 2001). "Procès de Michel Tabachnik: le parquet fait appel" [Michel Tabachnik trial: the public prosecutor appeals]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967.
• Vonnez, Jean-Luc (31 October 2001). "Genève joue l'information contre les dérives sectaires" [Geneva provides information to combat sectarian aberrations]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967. *M*
• Cesa, Battiste (10 December 2001). "L'Etat de Fribourg veut en finir avec les révisionnistes de Vérité & Justice" [The State of Fribourg wants to put an end to the revisionists at Vérité & Justice]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967. *M*

TF1

• L., F. (17 April 2001). "L'OTS, facteur déclencheur de la guerre contre les sectes" [The OTS, a trigger for the war on cults]. TF1 (in French). Archived from the original on 26 August 2010.

Times of London

• Sage, Adam (22 April 2001). "A cult's fatal attraction". Times of London. Edmonton Journal. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com. (also mirrored at WWRN here)

UPI

• Bryant, Elizabeth (17 April 2001). "Solar Temple cult trial opens". UPI.
• Bryant, Elizabeth (23 April 2001). "France may limit religious practices". UPI.
• Bryant, Elizabeth (30 May 2001). "French lawmakers OK sect regulation". UPI.
• Bryant, Elizabeth (25 June 2001). "French court acquits alleged cult head". UPI.