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Zhanargul making a statement to the world about the truth of her situation. From YouTube.

Zhanargul Zhumatai: “Help Me, I Just Want to Leave China”

The Church of Scientology of London.

Scientology Churches Are Tax-Exempt Religious Buildings, UK Court Says

Tibetans waiting to be tested at night in Lhasa.

The Weaponization of the CCP’s “Zero COVID” Against Tibet

Exams in Seoul undertaken by those willing to join Shincheonji.

Shincheonji: Why the Korean Supreme Court Dismissed a Lawsuit Based on Deceptive Evangelism

Wang Hai. From Weibo.

Wang Hai: Miao Christian Pastor Still Harassed and Investigated

Chanda Maharaj’s mother at a rally protesting forced conversion. From Twitter.

UN: Pakistan Should Halt Forced Conversions, Marriages of Christian and Hindu Girls

Middle school students in China.

Stricter Rules on Private Tutoring Protect Ideology Rather than Parents

Waki Zöllner.

L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and the Visual Arts. 7. The Scientologist as Artist

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Zhanargul Zhumatai: “Help Me, I Just Want to Leave China”

Zhanargul Zhumatai: “Help Me, I Just Want to Leave China”

01/25/2023 By Ruth Ingram

The ethnic Kazakh dissident tells Bitter Winter she continues to be embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the authorities as she waits under virtual house arrest in Urumqi.

Seoul Sungrak Church: One of the World’s Largest Baptist Churches Banned as a “Cult” in China

Seoul Sungrak Church: One of the World’s Largest Baptist Churches Banned as a “Cult” in China

01/19/2023 By Chen Wangli

China’s desire to please Korean anti-cultists, with whom it regularly cooperates, may have been a factor in the decision.

Zero COVID: Chinese Propaganda Tries to Rewrite History

Zero COVID: Chinese Propaganda Tries to Rewrite History

01/17/2023 By Hu Zimo

The Party claims it had decided to abandon the policy on November 10, before the Urumqi Fire and the protests. This is false.

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Scientology Churches Are Tax-Exempt Religious Buildings, UK Court Says

Scientology Churches Are Tax-Exempt Religious Buildings, UK Court Says

01/18/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

While Mormon temples (open to Mormons only) had been denied exemptions for not offering “public religious worship,” Scientology won its case.

Ahmadis Killed in Burkina Faso, Booked for Printing the Quran in Pakistan 

Ahmadis Killed in Burkina Faso, Booked for Printing the Quran in Pakistan 

01/14/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Nine were slaughtered in Burkina Faso, five have been charged for blasphemy, as a radical cleric incites Sunni Muslims to “pour petrol rather than water” on Ahmadi houses on fire.

Russian Orthodox Leader: Ukraine is a Catholic Conspiracy, the Pope is a Monster and a Thief

Russian Orthodox Leader: Ukraine is a Catholic Conspiracy, the Pope is a Monster and a Thief

01/11/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik defies ridicule by connecting the war to a plot by Pope Francis to incorporate Ukrainian Orthodox into the Catholic Church.

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Testimonies From China

Wang Hai: Miao Christian Pastor Still Harassed and Investigated

Wang Hai: Miao Christian Pastor Still Harassed and Investigated

01/30/2023 By Mo Yuan

The popular preacher from the Miao ethnic group was released in 2020 but his troubles are not over.

Hong Kong: Christian Scholar Peng Manyuan Released but Not Rehabilitated

Hong Kong: Christian Scholar Peng Manyuan Released but Not Rehabilitated

01/26/2023 By Gladys Kwok

Released from jail after serving his sentence, his appeals to be recognized as innocent were not accepted.

Where is Hu Xinyu? A New Scandal Rocks the CCP

Where is Hu Xinyu? A New Scandal Rocks the CCP

01/18/2023 By Lei Shihong

Three months ago, a 15-year-old student disappeared from a private school in Jiangxi. Because of the lack of action by the police, all sort of rumors are circulating.

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Testimonies From the World

UN: Pakistan Should Halt Forced Conversions, Marriages of Christian and Hindu Girls

UN: Pakistan Should Halt Forced Conversions, Marriages of Christian and Hindu Girls

01/16/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Six Special Rapporteurs wrote to the government of Pakistan. They have now decided to publish their letter.

Pakistan: Boy Charged with Blasphemy for Calling God “Cruel” on Social Media

Pakistan: Boy Charged with Blasphemy for Calling God “Cruel” on Social Media

01/12/2023 By Marco Respinti

Confronted with tragedy, a young man shared his anguish and wrote God should be cruel if he allows it. Now, the boy risks the death penalty.

Religious Freedom Violations: Do Not Forget Cuba

Religious Freedom Violations: Do Not Forget Cuba

12/27/2022 By Massimo Introvigne

Two U.S. documents reminded us this month that Cuba remains among the worst countries of the world when it comes to religious liberty.

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Interviews

Ernest de Gengenbach: Satanist, (Pseudo-)Surrealist, Roman Catholic

Ernest de Gengenbach: Satanist, (Pseudo-)Surrealist, Roman Catholic

11/02/2022 By Massimo Introvigne

Five books by French scholar Christophe Stener rediscover a forgotten but not irrelevant character of 20th-century literature and esotericism.

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Op-eds China

The Weaponization of the CCP’s “Zero COVID” Against Tibet

The Weaponization of the CCP’s “Zero COVID” Against Tibet

01/27/2023 By Marco Respinti

Have the Chinese lockdown measures been a tool for more surveillance and control? And are the antigenic tests on Tibetans connected with organ harvesting?

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Stricter Rules on Private Tutoring Protect Ideology Rather than Parents

Stricter Rules on Private Tutoring Protect Ideology Rather than Parents

01/23/2023 By Wang Zhipeng

There were real concerns about the fees and role of tutoring firms. But as usual the CCP took the opportunity to impose more ideological control.

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Op-eds International

Shincheonji: Why the Korean Supreme Court Dismissed a Lawsuit Based on Deceptive Evangelism

Shincheonji: Why the Korean Supreme Court Dismissed a Lawsuit Based on Deceptive Evangelism

01/13/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Overcoming a lower court’s decision, the highest court in South Korea ruled that what Shincheonji did was not illegal.

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L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and the Visual Arts. 7. The Scientologist as Artist

L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and the Visual Arts. 7. The Scientologist as Artist

01/30/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Through its Celebrity Centres, Scientology systematically interacts with the artists, be they superstars or “commercial” painters.

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Documents and Translations

Hubbard, Scientology e le arti figurative. 7. Artisti Scientologist

Hubbard, Scientology e le arti figurative. 7. Artisti Scientologist

01/30/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

Tramite i suoi Centri delle Celebrità, Scientology coltiva consapevolmente il rapporto con gli artisti, che si tratti di superstar dell’arte o di pittori “commerciali”.

La loi japonaise sur les dons religieux. 3. Un précédent américain

La loi japonaise sur les dons religieux. 3. Un précédent américain

01/30/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

En 1931, dans l’affaire historique « Ministère Public contre Blackburn », la Cour suprême de Californie a déclaré que la liberté religieuse protège, même pour un mouvement religieux marginal, la revendication d’une connaissance religieuse inspirée et la collecte de dons.

Ley de Donaciones Religiosas de Japón. 3. Un precedente estadounidense

Ley de Donaciones Religiosas de Japón. 3. Un precedente estadounidense

01/30/2023 By Massimo Introvigne

En 1931, en el caso histórico “People v. Blackburn”, la Corte Suprema de California declaró que reclamar un conocimiento religioso inspirado y recolectar donaciones incluso para un movimiento religioso marginal es parte de la libertad religiosa.

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