The shocking publication by journalist Galina Mursaliyeva in Novaya Gazeta (May 16, 2016) about “death groups” on social networks and the series of teenage suicides associated with them received a huge response. It caused a wave of panic among parents, but also official checks and private investigations that helped save the lives of dozens of children.
The new data that Galina Mursalieva obtained after the publication of the article allowed her to describe the principles of the work of destructive sects in more detail. “Summing up everything that is now known, it is safe to say that the “Group of Death” is a large, well-thought-out and generously funded project,” the author concludes. Teenagers in an unstable mental state are especially vulnerable to these groups. Parents should be extremely attentive to them and, in case of the slightest suspicion, seek support from specialists.
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