A measure conceived as exceptional becomes routine, revealing how prolonged detention undermines the presumption of innocence and distorts the criminal process.
From the World
Let’s Give Anti-Cultists a Platform—and a Rebuttal
The global map of religious persecution is disheartening. Challenging media narratives could begin by putting journalists, anti-cultists, and the groups they criticize in the same room.
The Cult of Nyabingi in Rwanda. 3. The Revolt of Ndochibiri
After the repression of its second insurrection, the Nyabingi movement went underground.
The Cult of Nyabingi in Rwanda. 2. Muhumuza’s Insurrection
How an exiled queen claimed to be an incarnation of the spirit and transformed a spiritual movement into an anti-colonial revolt.
South Korea: Mother Han Sentenced to Two Years. She Is Innocent
The prosecutor had requested thirteen years. But innocent defendants should be acquitted, not receive “lenient” sentences to save the prosecutors’ face.
The Cult of Nyabingi in Rwanda. 1. A Subversive African Spirituality
The story of the most important East African millenarian movement and the spirit that allegedly gave rise to it.
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 3
Ukrainian Orthodox Church priests face a painful dilemma: cooperate with the Russians, go to jail, or flee.
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 2
How did the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) react to the progressive stranglehold from 2022 to 2024?
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 1
How did the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate interact from 2014 to 2022?
Forced-Labor Law and Religion Collide in the US: A UN Filing Raises Alarm
A newly submitted NGO statement warns that expansive readings of trafficking legislation may place spiritual communities at risk.









