Scandinavian media and politicians targeted a minority’s internal discipline, but judges in Oslo and Stockholm demanded evidence and found none.
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The Triple Alliance: The Chinese Communist Party, Japanese Anti-cult Lawyers, and Korean Heresy Hunters
Korean pastors, Japanese leftist attorneys, and Beijing’s Communist bureaucrats have formed a united front against conservative religion; so far, it has been effective.
The Rudnev Case: Why the ACJR Filed a Complaint
A Russian spiritual teacher, a young mother who rejects the label of victim, a bizarre prosecutor, and a gravely ill defendant prompted us to act.
Financing Terrorism: Testing Pakistan’s FATF Vulnerability
Four years after leaving the grey list, Islamabad must show that its rules can stop terror money moving through illegal betting apps and digital “hawala.”
Opinion: Pakistan’s Christian Marriage Laws Review and the Church
Protecting women and children is essential, but changes to Christian personal law must also respect Scripture, theology, religious freedom, and the voice of the Church.
Argentina’s Case Against Rudnev: Pre-trial Detention as Coercion
The Argentine proceedings against Konstantin Rudnev are a paradigmatic case of the abusive use of pre-trial detention to extract confessions.
Lidin, Rudnev, and the Blind Spots of Post-Soviet Skepticism
How old ideological habits survive in new forms and shape the way some Russian skeptics reconstruct the Rudnev case
The Rudnev Case and the Fragility of Journalistic Standards
A study of how major outlets reacted when informed that their reporting relied on compromised sources, and why some continue to resist correction.
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? The Impunity of Prosecutors in Argentina
Prosecutor Arrigo’s handling of the Rudnev case is a textbook example of arbitrary interference with individual autonomy prohibited by international law.
Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality
A new federal policy on spiritual language in the armed forces raises concerns about freedom of conscience and religion’s future place in Canadian public life.









