Deprogramming continued in Japan after it was banned in the West. Lawyers and left-wing activists supported it.
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The “Mind Control Fantasy” in Japan After Aum Shinrikyo. 3. Aum’s “Mind Control” Dreams
Influenced by MK Ultra, Aum Shinrikyo believed that “mind control” existed and tried to use it on its followers—without success.
The “Mind Control Fantasy” in Japan After Aum Shinrikyo. 2. MK Ultra and Its Influence
The CIA both accused the Communists of using brainwashing and tried to make it work for its own purposes. These events had a significant influence on Japan.
The “Mind Control Fantasy” in Japan After Aum Shinrikyo. 1. The Academic Study of Aum Shinrikyo
A Japanese scholar reflects on the strange success in Japan of discredited theories about “brainwashing” allegedly practiced by “cults.”
The Ghost of Revisionism: Revisiting the 2000 Buenos Aires Yoga School Case. 3. When Justice Is Put on Trial Again
Following an economic dispute with the School, the woman who debunked the accusations in the 2000 case now claims they were true. Can we believe her?
The Ghost of Revisionism: Revisiting the 2000 Buenos Aires Yoga School Case. 2. The Story of V.L.
The judge’s reconstruction of the experience of a young woman whose father started the case was crucial in his decision to declare the defendants innocent.
The Ghost of Revisionism: Revisiting the 2000 Buenos Aires Yoga School Case. 1. A Momentous Decision
The 25th anniversary of the acquittal of the BAYS defendants deserves celebration, not falsification.
UPF Japan vs. Eight Suzuki: A Defamation Appeal in the Shadow of Abe’s Assassination
The attorney for UPF explains why the first-degree verdict in favor of the notorious anti-cult journalist was wrong.
Religion, Esotericism, and Suicide. 5. Jon Nödtveidt and the Misanthropic Luciferian Order
The “anti-cosmic” Satanism of some Black and Death Metal bands hates everything and everybody. Suicide is a logical consequence.
Religion, Esotericism, and Suicide. 4. New Religious Movements Mass Suicides (and Homicides)
The “cult” rhetoric obscures what happened in Jonestown, the Solar Temple, Heaven’s Gate, and Kanungu—and why.