At the European Academy of Religion, scholars gathered to discuss the religious movement while its elderly leader remained behind bars.
Shincheonji: A Session in Rome Held Under the Shadow of an Arrest
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A 95-Year-Old Religious Leader in Custody: South Korea Crosses a Line
An elderly man who devoted his life to faith is now treated as a public menace.
Japan’s Supreme Court Confirms the Dissolution of the Unification Church
A rapid and thinly reasoned verdict closes the case but leaves profound concerns about neutrality, due process, and the future of religious freedom in Japan.
ECHR Upholds Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Right to Preach Door to Door
The Strasbourg Court condemns a municipal ban in Bulgaria and sets a demanding standard for State action affecting proselytization.
“Intese”: Strasbourg Condemns Italy’s Forty-Year Exclusion of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy violated fundamental principles of equality and religious freedom.
The Saga of AROPL.The Architect of the Narrative: Be Scofield
How a bizarre American anti‑cult activist, who receives messages from aliens and spirits, inserted herself into the British campaign against AROPL.
The Rudnev Case in Argentina: A Judicial Blow That Endangers a Life
The Cassation Court sends the Russian spiritual teacher back toward the darkness he barely survived
The Saga of AROPL: When Headlines Become Weapons
How media fueled the racist riots: coordinated narratives turned a police operation into a public threat.
The Saga of AROPL: Racism, Riots, and Violence
Sensationalist media, fake news, and propaganda fueled a rapid mobilization of violent protests.
Christian Gospel Mission and the Moment Stigma Turned Physical: The Case Reaches the United Nations
A followup submission to the Human Rights Council details how sustained hostility toward CGM members culminated in a violent assault only days after CAPLC’s warning.