Legal Concept of “Extremist Material” Expanded in Russia
Courts will be allowed to consider “extremist” even documents or information not explicitly listed as such—and anything connected with “Fascism.”
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Russia: Lunatic Theory that Yellowstone Volcano Caused the War in Ukraine Gains Momentum
Security Council head Patrushev’s claim that Americans will need to resettle in Ukraine and Russia after the volcano erupts is both officially promoted—and ridiculed.
Human Rights Watchdogs Urge EU to Review Its Relations with Pakistan
A conference in Brussels called the attention on the intolerable situation of human rights and freedom of religion or belief in the Asian country.
Religious Liberty in the World in 2023: Worse Than Ever
USCIRF 2023 Annual Report shows serious regression in several countries and a few new entries. In China and Russia, minorities continue to be persecuted.
Argentina: How the Jesus Christians Defeated Pablo Salum and PROTEX
In 2022, the leading Argentinian anti-cultist and the controversial anti-trafficking prosecutorial office were told by a federal judge that their accusations against a “cult” were false.
UK Supreme Court: Jehovah’s Witnesses Not Responsible for Rape Committed by a (then) Elder in a Non-Institutional Setting
Religious organizations should not pay damages for crimes perpetrated by their leaders or members in private homes outside of church-organized religious activity, the court said.
Did French Diplomacy Support an Anti-Cult Extremist Who Calls Buddhists and LDS “Cultists”?
Argentinian Pablo Salum includes among “cultists” even the Catholic Discalced Carmelite nuns. He claims that in 2013 he was offered collaboration by the French Embassy.
Arizona Supreme Court Protects Secret of Confession in a LDS Case
Although a man had boasted of his sexual abuse of his daughter on social media, what he told to his Mormon church leaders in a confessional context remains protected.
PMC Ryodan: A Strange Story of Comics, Anti-Cultists, and the Kremlin
Anti-cultists persuaded Russian authorities that fans of a Japanese comic are “cultists” controlled by Ukraine—where they are also arrested, as “Russian agents.”
