The Court of Florence established the critical principle that calling a religious movement a “cult” (“setta” in Italian) is defamation in itself.
Italian Anti-Cult Association Sentenced to Pay Euro 35,000 for Defaming Soka Gakkai
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Pakistan, Chicken as Evidence: Ahmadi Jailed and Denied Bail for Feeding the Poor
The surreal and ridiculous case of Munawar Ahmad illustrates the escalating persecution of Ahmadis.
France: MIVILUDES Loses Again Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Court
In the 2021 report from the French governmental anti-cult agency, the Administrative Court of Paris found eleven passages defamatory.
Pakistan, Hindu Families Asked to Pay US$35,000 to Get Back Abducted Children Converted to Islam
A controversial court decision in Sindh shows that the problem of forced conversions has not been solved.
Russia, Church of the Last Testament: Vissarion Sentenced to Twelve Years
New religious movements continue to be repressed through accusations of brainwashing and extremism.
USCIRF Releases New Report on Violations of Religious Liberty in Russia
The comprehensive document highlights the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientologists, Falun Gong practitioners, and others.
Another Assault on Religious Liberty in Rwanda
A new regulation poses a threat to the existence of groups that view their founders and leaders as divine incarnations or messianic figures.
“Otto per Mille”: The Catholic Church vs the Italian Government on Religious Tax
Is the successful Italian system of financial support for religions really under attack?
Pakistan: Anti-Ahmadi Hate Speech Now Explicitly Calls for Their Killing
The extremist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan openly incites to murder and massacre.
South Korea, “God-Man” Huh Kyung-young in Jail: What I Learned When I Interviewed Him
His antics easily expose him to accusations of fraud. Charges of embezzlement of funds and “quasi-coercive sexual assault” are more problematic.