According to the Boston Globe, a group of about 50 masked protesters gathered Sunday outside of the Church of Scientology of Boston headquarters on Beacon Street to demonstrate against the policies of the church. Protesters said the event was part of a worldwide demonstration against the church by Anonymous, an informal Internet-based group.

The Detriot Free Press reported on its website that members of Anonymous protested in front of a Church of Scientology in Farmington Hills, Mich. About 200 protesters gathered outside a church in Clearwater, Fla., according to the Associated Press.

In a statement, the Church of Scientology of Boston said that Anonymous is “a group of cyberterrorists who hide their identities behind masks and computer anonymity” and target Scientology “for no reason other than religious bigotry.”