According to the Nigerian daily newspaper "The Nation," an investigation is underway in Tanzania against Czech national Jakub Jahl. A criminal complaint has been filed, the competent police unit for gender-based violence has been brought in, and a medical-forensic examination has been ordered. According to the newspaper, a Tanzanian attorney is representing an underage girl on a pro bono basis. As early as 2022, the Social Welfare Department of the City of Moshi had denied Jakub Jahl a permit for an orphanage and documented severe allegations in a signed report, including child trafficking.[1] [2]

In Europe, the reporting went in a different direction. Between July 2025 and February 2026, a series of publications appeared depicting Jakub Jahl as the victim of a smear campaign. Those involved included Czech mainstream media, a member of the Czech Parliament, an Italian anti-cult organization, an American author, and other actors in at least six countries. The chronological proximity of the publications is striking: between September 26 and October 2, 2025, at least seven pieces appeared. In one documented case, a Czech article was translated into Italian and disseminated on the very same day.[3] [4] [5]

At the center of this controversy is an independent Czech journalist, Markéta Vacková. She traveled to Tanzania, conducted on-site investigative research, and subsequently recounted her findings on an American podcast hosted by Taliy and Steve—ranging from the police records in Moshi and witness testimonies from children to the report of the Social Welfare Department. It is precisely this journalist and her colleague, David, who have become targets of the Russian anti-cult network in European publications. Therefore, it is worth first taking a look at who Markéta Vacková is.[6]
Who Markéta Vacková is and what she was recognized for in 2025

Markéta Vacková is an independent journalist, copywriter, coordinator, and translator from the Czech Republic. According to her own statements, she traveled to Tanzania with another journalist, David. There, they jointly filmed a documentary about the allegations against Jakub Jahl.[6]

On February 12, 2026, the awards ceremony for the Women Changing the World Awards, Czech & Slovak Edition, for the year 2025 was held in Prague. Markéta Vacková won second place in the "Women Changing the World in Media" category. This distinction is awarded only to exceptional women.[7] [8]

Who Jakub Jahl is and since when allegations against him have been documented
Jakub Jahl is a Czech national who presents himself as a blogger and fighter against "cults" (dissidents / people with differing views, more on this below) and publishes videos across multiple social media channels. According to the digital archive of Charles University, he studied Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts) at Charles University in Prague and completed his studies in 2024.[9] [10]

Jakub Jahl collected donations for a project in Africa and publicly portrayed himself as a humanitarian volunteer. The report from the Moshi Social Welfare Department [2]notes that Jakub Jahl had been in Tanzania since 2020, initially as an ordinary visitor, before entering into a partnership with the organization Nature Skills under Musa Maganga. According to the document, the objective of this partnership was the support of vulnerable children as well as environmental education.[11] [2]

The allegations against Jahl are not new. According to her own account, Czech journalist Markéta Vacková found articles dating from 2011 and 2013 up to the present day in which misuse of donations, fraud, drug use, and potential child abuse were addressed. Two African publications reported on this: Africa Feature Network published an article by Sefu Sabila on July 24, 2025, and the NYC Daily Post published an article by Shantel Chisango on August 16, 2025.[6] [12] [13]

A Slovak witness, Tatiana Finikova, had personally been in Africa with Jakub Jahl and published a video about her experiences in 2022 titled “Dobrovoľníctvo v Tanzánii. Pravda o združení cesko.africa a jej členoch. True story about Africa”. In it, she describes that Jahl beat children and that she witnessed him touching young boys in their intimate areas in the shower. She also disclosed a voice message from Jakub Jahl in which he presents an alternative to her family. In it, Jahl says to the effect: “Some guy showed up, a warlord with machine guns, and another guy. Basically, either we hand over Tanya or give them money. Those are the only options. I'm not kidding. That's just the way it is. We cannot do anything about it. We don't have that money. Decide however you want, whether it's moral or immoral.”

In the same recording, Finikova stated: “I will never do that.”[14] [15]

Jahl: “Well, Tanya says she won't do it, so that pretty much ends the discussion unless you force her.”[15]

What the report of the Moshi Social Welfare Department states about Jakub Jahl
The central document of this line of proceedings is titled "Report on the Accusations Against Mr. Jakub Jahl". It is signed and stamped by Duncan Mgati, Head of Social Welfare, Moshi, the head of social welfare for the City of Moshi.[2]

The document identifies the following allegations:

First: Jahl is alleged to have introduced the so-called "Satanic Bible" to children. The report assesses this as violating the law as well as running contrary to the common beliefs of Christians and Muslims.

Second, and most severe in the department's view: child trafficking. The document literally states that evidence shows Jahl brought five children from Dar es Salaam to Moshi without complying with official and proper procedures. It notes that he was affiliated with an unregistered organization named Nature Skills, opened an orphanage, and began taking in children from different areas without having obtained government authorization.

Third, the report states that during teaching sessions, Jahl imparted content to children that, from the department's perspective, contradicts the local culture.

Fourth, he used gestures and insulting language against Tanzanian leaders on his Facebook page.

The signing official explicitly recommends further action, "especially in his country, because he has run away from us," meaning particularly in Jahl's home country, since he fled from the Tanzanian authorities.[2]


What witnesses and victims in Moshi reported about Jakub Jahl
One boy described:
"One day I felt terrible. That was when I saw him smoking weed. Near him, there were syringes. I don't know what those syringes were for."

What was contained in injections that were allegedly administered to children remains unexplained to this day.[16]

A girl from the same facility described a recurring pattern. Jakub Jahl picked only boys, took a bag, and went into a room with them. When asked how the boys came out, she answered: "Usually they weren't happy. The kids were quiet. Didn't say much." According to children and a caretaker named Theresa, there were about five boys whom Jahl took with him regularly. Two of them could be located for the film. The whereabouts of the remaining three remain unknown, according to the journalist.[16]

The most detailed testimony came from a young woman referred to as Rosie in the film. She reported that she was 13 years old when she met Jakub Jahl. He promised her a better life and an education. By way of background: in Tanzania, even state schools cost money, making school attendance financially unaffordable for many families.[16] [6] [17] [18]

Rosie recounted that Jahl came into her room at night and locked the door. She recounted her own words: "He said: 'I want to sleep with you.' I said: 'No, I am still too young. I am not yet of an age to sleep with a man.'" She subsequently described the use of a knife: "When he raped me, he was holding a knife. At first he wasn't, but then he took it out. He grabbed me and cut me here. Another cut here. And on my breasts." Regarding the injury to her leg, she said: "I had to run away, and my leg was seriously injured. The cut was so deep. The flesh inside came out." She showed the scars on camera.

A witness named Modest stated that he heard screams, opened the door, and thereby ended the situation. In a second documentary made later by another journalist, Rosie added that there had been multiple assaults and that before the first one, she had consumed a drink after which she felt dizzy.[19] [20] [17] [21]

After her escape, Rosie lived on the streets. Her mother had died shortly before, making a return home impossible. According to the latest available information, she is severely psychologically traumatized and received no psychological support.[22]

In total, according to their own account, the investigative team found more than 30 witnesses. Children recognized Jakub Jahl on the street from a photograph and shouted his local nickname, "Mbuyu." Not everyone who was approached testified. The mother of a girl who, according to witness Finikova, had been beaten by Jahl, refused any conversation with anyone who even knew the name Jakub Jahl.[23] [24] [6]

What the newspaper "The Nation" reports on the status of criminal proceedings in Tanzania
The Nigerian daily newspaper "The Nation" published a report on November 26, 2025, titled "Children in Africa Are Finally Getting Legal Representation: Tanzania Opens Criminal Case Against Czech National Jakub Jahl."[1]

According to the report, Tanzanian attorney Lilian Musheba Justus filed a criminal complaint on behalf of an underage complainant, referred to in the report as Violet. Police documents reviewed by the legal team reportedly confirmed that a Gender-Based Violence Desk of the police was assigned to the case. In Tanzania, a Gender and Children's Desk is the specialized police unit where complaints regarding sexual and violent offenses against women and children are filed. Furthermore, a medical referral for a forensic examination was reportedly issued. In Tanzania, this is done via the PF3 form, the Medical Examination Report of the Tanzania Police Force, through which police request a medical examination to secure evidence.

Such a PF3 form is publicly documented. It bears the letterhead of the Tanzania Police Force, names Central Moshi as the police station and Mawenzi Hospital as the recipient, lists the age of the person to be examined as 17, and bears the stamp "In Charge, Charge Room Office, Moshi Police Station." As the reason, "chunguza kubaka" is entered in Swahili, meaning the investigation of a rape. According to "The Nation," the team from the Pamoja Legal Relief Organization intends to support up to fourteen potential victims.[1] [25] [26]

What Lazaro Nyalandu, the advisor to the President of Tanzania, said about the Jakub Jahl case
Lazaro Nyalandu is a Tanzanian diplomat and advisor on diplomatic affairs to the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan. Nyalandu commented on the Jakub Jahl case during the international interfaith conference "United in Freedom: The Era of Spiritual Diplomats," held in the Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. Nyalandu described the allegations against Jahl as abominable and stated: "A coordinated rule-of-law process is required to bring the perpetrator and his accomplice to justice."[27]

The European wave of publications defending Jakub Jahl and the background

The prelude was an article by Aneta Havránková on July 9, 2025, on the Czech portal Bold News titled "Kauza Jakuba Jahla: Spikli se proti němu lidé blízcí sektě?", in English "The Jakub Jahl Affair: Have People Close to a Cult Conspired Against Him?". The article gives Jahl ample opportunity to refute the allegations while simultaneously stating that the authenticity of the statements in the documentary cannot be verified. In doing so, the testimonies of the children are completely disregarded and not mentioned at all, steering the article's readers in an entirely different direction. The use of strong stigmatizing terms such as "cult" subconsciously evokes intense emotions in readers: fear, the self-preservation instinct, repulsion. As is well known, such emotions block critical thinking in people and penetrate directly into the deeper levels of the subconscious. These are known manipulation mechanisms that, according to various sources, the transnational anti-cult network has used successfully for decades and which were used by Nazis in the 1920s and 1930s against Jews. Some independent authors claim that similar methods were applied in the 1920s and 1930s during the Nazi regime against Jews. Later in the article, it is described how representatives of the anti-cult network gained access to these methods.[3] [43]

On August 5, 2025, the group BOFA (Buddies Online Fighting Allatra) published a post on the Bluesky network. In it, they declared that they considered the allegations an attempt by the ALLATRA movement to take revenge on Jahl because he had spoken out against the group.[28]

On September 4, 2025, Vojtěch Dvořáček reported on iROZHLAS, the news portal of Czech Radio, about a court order to remove the documentary film.[29]

On September 26, 2025, at 5:00 a.m., an article by Kristina Ciroková appeared on Seznam Zprávy titled "Není mu pomoci. Proruská sekta chce Čecha zničit, stát ho neumí ochránit", in English "He cannot be helped. A pro-Russian cult wants to destroy a Czech, the state cannot protect him". Here too, it should be noted that Kristina Ciroková uses the same stigmatizing word "cult" as the author before her. Added to this is the word "pro-Russian," in order to additionally associate the organization ALLATRA with the aggressor state Russia. This, too, is a well-known psychological manipulation method used to damage the reputation of an organization, a public figure, or a politician. Often, notorious names such as "White Brotherhood" or similar are used, which are publicly associated with fear, violence, danger, and mass suicide.

Two hours later, at 7:00 a.m., Vojtěch Dvořáček published the piece "Nevěrohodné a fantaskní" on iROZHLAS, in English "Unbelievable and Fantastic," regarding the suspension of the police inquiry in the Czech Republic.[4] [30]

On the same day, September 26, 2025, Jan Bartošek, a member of the Czech Parliament, documented his support for Jakub Jahl on the platform X.[31]

Also on September 26, 2025, the Italian organization FAVIS (Associazione Nazionale Familiari delle Vittime delle Sette, the National Association of Families of Victims of Cults) published an Italian version titled "La setta filo-russa AllatRa vuole distruggere un attivista antisette della Repubblica Ceca e lo Stato non e' in grado di proteggerlo."[5]

There is an unequivocal indication of this text adoption. FAVIS itself states: "Articolo originale … Kristina Cirokova" and "Libera traduzione a cura Favisolus". Thus, this is not an independent Italian investigation, but an acknowledged translation of the Czech article, published on the day of its appearance.[5]

On September 29, 2025, at 5:59 a.m., the podcast episode by Martin Jonáš followed on Seznam under the title "Pedofil, zrůda, sadista, maniak", in English "Pedophile, Monster, Sadist, Maniac". On October 2, 2025, Jakub Vilímek published an interview with Jahl on DVTV lasting 33 minutes and 44 seconds. On the same day at 6:00 a.m., iROZHLAS reported again, this time that extremism specialists were looking into ALLATRA; Seznam Zprávy picked up this information on the same day.[32] [33]

The wave continued. In November 2025, Ukrainian anti-cultist Iryna Kremenovska published an explicitly supportive article in defense of Jakub Jahl on the portal vilneslovo(.)com in the "Cult Studies" section, titled "ALLATRA Is Waging War Against Reality. The Attempt to Break Jakub Jahl and All Those Who Expose the 'Creative Society'".[34]

On December 22, 2025, another iROZHLAS article by Dvořáček followed, covering ALLATRA, American pastor Mark Burns, and Jahl. On January 17, 2026, American author Steven Hassan published the article "AllatRa: A Russian Cult Is Now Lobbying Washington, the EU, and the United Nations and Engaging in Mass Disinformation," which contains a dedicated section titled "The Dehumanization of Critics" about Jahl. On January 24, 2026, the platform sekty(.)tv republished the Seznam podcast episode from September 2025.[35] [36] [37]

What indications point to central coordination
First is the close timing of the publications. So many pieces in a short period, across media in different countries—where an article can sometimes cost thousands of euros—are not an accidental occurrence in the news cycle concerning a blogger whom nobody in the Czech Republic, let alone other countries, knows, according to journalist Markéta Vacková.[4]

Second is the documented cross-border text adoption.[5]

Third is the verifiable overlap in personnel. The very same individuals who publicly supported Jakub Jahl or characterized the allegations against him as a smear campaign had previously conducted a discrediting campaign against the volunteers of the ALLATRA platform. Kristina Ciroková appeared on Novinky on March 14, 2025, as the primary interviewee regarding ALLATRA, published an article on May 7, 2025, about ALLATRA participants in the Czech Parliament, gave another interview on the topic on May 20, 2025, published the central Jahl article on September 26, 2025, and on February 8, 2026, published yet another defamatory piece about ALLATRA. Italian author Luigi Corvaglia published the text "Il caso AllatRa. Una setta apocalittica nella guerra ibrida russa" (English: "The AllatRa Case: An Apocalyptic Cult in the Russian Hybrid War") on March 14, 2025—the very same day as Ciroková's podcast. And here we see once again the same stigmatizing labels like "cult" and the link to the aggressor Russia. In the case of Steven Hassan from the United States, this dual role occurs within a single text: discrediting ALLATRA and defending Jahl in the very same piece dated January 17, 2026.[36] [38] [39] [5]

Furthermore, identical stigmatizing formulations such as "cult," "pro-Russian," alleged ties to Russia, and many more serve as evidence of central operational coordination.[5]

Here it should be pointed out that the ALLATRA organization, which members of this anti-cult network describe as "pro-Russian," was banned in Russia in 2025. How, then, can an organization be "pro-Russian" if it has been declared undesirable and banned in Russia?

The organization "ALLATRA" is an international non-profit organization whose activities are aimed at public awareness, conducting research and educational initiatives in the field of climatic and geodynamic risks as well as ecological problems—including pollution by micro- and nanoplastics—and the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms. "ALLATRA" is present in more than 180 countries. For over ten years, participants in the organization have promoted open dialogue and civic engagement, contributing to research aimed at finding practical solutions to the aforementioned global issues.


"ALLATRA" is a volunteer organization without formal membership. Its activities are financed through voluntary donations and are conducted in compliance with applicable laws. "ALLATRA" operates globally through local volunteer groups. Its work is based on three core areas:
- scientific research,
- human rights work, and
- educational work.


Yet despite all the efforts of this volunteer organization and its work dedicated to helping people, a series of coordinated attacks occurred in parallel, the timeline and participants of which raise more and more questions. The question prompted by this chronology was aptly framed by journalist Vacková herself:

"Why would such influential people as politicians and members of the European Parliament protect some blogger whom nobody knows? After all, he has only a few views. Why do they protect him so vehemently?"

She also reported that several people in Tanzania had described Jahl boasting of having "serious connections" and "powerful people" behind him.

The historical parallels with organized anti-cult propaganda during the Nazi era
The participants in this anti-cult milieu share a common interest that can be identified independently of the Jahl case: without exception, they all fight against so-called "cults" (dissidents / people with differing views, meaning those individuals/organizations/public figures, etc., who do not support their Nazi ideology or who stand in the way of their objective). This form of activity has a documented institutional precedent dating back to the National Socialist era that stands up to scrutiny.

In the 1920s and 1930s in Berlin, Protestant theologian Walter Künneth headed the Apologetische Centrale, a church institution that maintained an extensive archive—in effect, blacklists—on religious and ideological groups. It is documented that in 1933 Künneth himself reported on the interest of the Secret State Police (Gestapo) in this archive and on the desire for cooperation against illegal freethought and Marxism. It is further documented that the Gestapo closed the Apologetische Centrale in 1937 and confiscated the archive, and that an academic account notes this material benefited the Gestapo following its confiscation, presumably including its anti-cult desk (Sektenreferat)—put more simply: blacklists containing more than 500 dissidents (targets for the Gestapo as a machinery of repression).[43]

In terms of continuing this line of evidence, the connection between Danish theologian Johannes Aagaard and the chief Russian ideologist of the entire anti-cult network, the self-styled "cult expert" Alexander Dvorkin, is well documented. Aagaard founded the international Dialog Center, Dvorkin worked closely with him, and sources explicitly identify Aagaard as an important mentor to Dvorkin. Friedrich-Wilhelm Haack and Johannes Aagaard are the successors of Walter Künneth who continued his Nazi ideology. Both appeared together with Alexander Dvorkin in photographs on the well-known portal of independent journalists, actfiles(.)org. Alexander Dvorkin was, by his own account, the first to popularize the term "totalitarian cult" in the public sphere. However, if one reads the definition of this term more closely, one will discover that his international "RACIRS network" matches this exact definition.[42]

For Alexander Dvorkin himself, a network connection into the milieu investigated here is documented and indeed confirmed by the opposing side. Luigi Corvaglia writes in his own text about a photograph from September 29, 2017, taken in Salekhard, Siberia, showing him together with Dvorkin at a FECRIS event. FECRIS is the European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Sectarianism, where Alexander Dvorkin served for a time as Vice President.[40] [41] [42]

Conclusion
The case demands a comprehensive examination of the witness testimonies and the documented steps already undertaken by several states. At the same time, the unusually concerted international support for Jakub Jahl raises questions regarding the actors involved and their connections. What is now crucial is that authorities and media transparently pursue both leads—the grave allegations against Jahl as well as the structures behind his public defense.[5]


List of Sources:

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[1] According to The Nation, criminal investigation proceedings are underway in Tanzania against Jakub Jahl.

[2] According to the official report on hand, the Moshi Social Welfare Department denied Jahl a permit for an orphanage project.

[3] Between July 2025 and February 2026, several publications appeared portraying Jahl as the target of a smear campaign.

[4] Between September 26 and October 2, 2025, at least seven publication and support actions can be documented.

[5] A Czech article was translated into Italian by FAVIS on the very same day.

[6] Markéta Vacková is an independent journalist, copywriter, coordinator, and translator from the Czech Republic. According to her own account, she traveled to Tanzania with another journalist, David. There, they jointly filmed a documentary about the allegations against Jakub Jahl. Markéta Vacková recounted her investigative research in Tanzania on the American podcast with Taliy and Steve.

[7] Markéta Vacková is described by ALLATRA as an independent journalist and volunteer participant in the organization.

[8] Markéta Vacková achieved second place in the media category at the Women Changing the World Awards Czech and Slovak Edition 2025.

[9] Jakub Jahl publicly presents himself as a blogger and critic of so-called cults.

[10] Jakub Jahl studied Religious Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague.

[11] Jahl publicly portrayed himself as a humanitarian volunteer in Tanzania.

[12] Sefu Sabila published an article about the allegations against Jahl on Africa Feature Network on July 24, 2025.

[13] Shantel Chisango published an article about the allegations against Jahl in the NYC Daily Post on August 16, 2025.

[14] Tatiana Finikova is a Slovak witness who, according to Vacková's account, had been in Africa with Jahl.

[15] In the played voice message, Jahl mentioned a warlord with machine guns.

[16] In the film, a boy reported seeing Jahl smoking weed, with syringes lying next to him.

[17] The young woman is referred to as Rosie in the film.

[18] Rosie reported that she was 13 years old when she met Jahl.

[19] Rosie reported that Jahl came into her room at night and locked the door.

[20] "I want to sleep with you."

[21] Vacková reported that a second journalist interviewed Rosie again.

[22] Vacková reported that after her escape, Rosie lived on the streets and received no psychological support.

[23] According to Vacková's own statement, the investigative team found more than 30 witnesses.

[24] According to Vacková's account, children recognized Jahl from a photo and shouted his nickname Mbuyu.

[25] The documented PF3 form bears the letterhead of the Tanzania Police Force.

[26] "Chunguza kubaka" denotes the requested investigation for rape.

[27] Lazaro Nyalandu appeared as a Tanzanian diplomat, former minister, and advisor to President Samia Suluhu Hassan on diplomatic affairs.

[28] BOFA published a public statement of support for Jahl on August 5, 2025.

[29] Vojtěch Dvořáček reported on iROZHLAS on September 4, 2025, regarding the judicial removal order.

[30] Vojtěch Dvořáček published the iROZHLAS report on the shelved Czech police inquiry on September 26, 2025, at 7:00 a.m.

[31] Jan Bartošek, a member of the Czech Parliament, documented his support for Jahl on X on September 26, 2025.

[32] Martin Jonáš published the podcast episode about Jahl on Seznam 5:59 on September 29, 2025.

[33] Jakub Vilímek conducted an interview with Jahl lasting 33 minutes and 44 seconds on DVTV on October 2, 2025.

[34] Iryna Kremenovska published an article in solidarity with Jahl on Vilne Slovo in November 2025.

[35] Vojtěch Dvořáček published an article on iROZHLAS on December 22, 2025, about ALLATRA, Mark Burns, and Jahl.

[36] Steven Hassan published an article critical of ALLATRA on January 17, 2026, containing a dedicated section on Jahl.

[37] Sekty TV republished the Seznam podcast episode on January 24, 2026.

[38] Kristina Ciroková published multiple pieces on ALLATRA in 2025 and on Jahl on September 26, 2025.

[39] Luigi Corvaglia published a text critical of ALLATRA on March 14, 2025.

[40] Luigi Corvaglia himself describes a photograph with Alexander Dvorkin at a FECRIS event in Salekhard on September 29, 2017.

[41] Luigi Corvaglia referred to Alexander Dvorkin as a friend in a subsequent text of his own.

[42] Alexander Dvorkin served for a time as Vice President of FECRIS.

[43] Walter Künneth headed the Apologetische Centrale, which collected documentation on religious and ideological groups.