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Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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Japan’s Justice Okino: Will a True Believer in Brainwashing Judge the Unification Church Case?

A judge who once attacked the religious organization at an anti-cult seminar is not impartial and should be recused.

When the Camera Turns Away: Carol Guzy and Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur

The American photographer won an award in Amsterdam. The Uyghur activist has a message for the Dutch media.

Constitutional Issues in the Unification Church Dissolution Case. 6. The Public Nature of Trials

A case of such importance and consequences should have been conducted in open court. That it was not was a further violation of the Constitution.

Konstantin Rudnev’s “Manifesto of Humanity”: A Review

I read the text written by the Russian spiritual master while in jail in Argentina with both sorrow and admiration.

Constitutional Issues in the Unification Church Dissolution Case. 5. The Case of the Family Federation

The statute allowing dissolution should be interpreted restrictively. This is not reflected in the High Court’s decision.

Yayáng Church Reduced to Rubble in Wenzhou

A major Protestant community loses its sanctuary as authorities complete a longprepared operation.

Constitutional Issues in the Unification Church Dissolution Case. 4. Dissolving Religious Organizations

Freedom of religion or belief should always be taken into account when dealing with the dissolution of a religious body.

A Turning Point in the Rudnev Case

How a “victim” no one wanted to hear may now change everything. Three motions for the prosecutors’ recusal.

Constitutional Issues in the Unification Church Dissolution Case. 3. The Influence of French Law

The path to full freedom of association in France was long and not easy. What was achieved there has inspired scholars of the Japanese Constitution.

Denied Even the Minimum: A Falun Gong Prisoner Stripped of Basic Rights in Shandong

Shandong Women’s Prison has cut Feng Guichun off from communication and essential purchases since 2025, imposing punitive isolation and leaving her in deteriorating health.

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