An offshoot of Altai’s “Burkhanist” religion (although not using this name), the Karakol Initiative Group, part of the “White Faith” movement, is heavily persecuted.
Anti-Cult
Russia and FECRIS: When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin lectures against “Ukrainian recruiters of terrorists” —and continues to display a huge FECRIS logo.
Russia: Sentenced to Forced Labor for Posting New Generation Church Material on Social Media
The decision against a man in Prokopyevsk confirmed that courts now treat with the same harshness “indesirable” and “extremist” organizations.
France: The New Anti-Cult Law Denounced to the Constitutional Council
More than 60 Senators claim that the new article incriminating “psychological subjection” is against the Constitution and international treaties signed by France.
Campaign Against “Cults” Launched in Lhasa—But What Is a “Cult” in Tibet?
Tibet was never known as a hotbed of “xie jiao.” They may have achieved some success during the pandemic—or the CCP wants to label dissident Buddhists as “cultists.”
フランス、上院の反対を押し切って新たな反カルト法を可決
この法律は「心理的服従」という新たな犯罪を創設し、主流の医療を批判する可能性を制限し、宗教や信仰の自由を深刻な危険にさらしている。
A Conference Discusses the Religious Liberty Crisis in Japan and Internationally
While there are other critical situations, including in France, what is happening in Japan is unprecedented in a democratic country in our century.
Malgré le rejet au Sénat, la France adopte une nouvelle loi anti-sectes
La loi crée un nouveau délit de « sujétion psychologique », restreint la possibilité de critiquer les traitements médicaux « officiels » et met gravement en danger la liberté de religion ou de croyance.
Against Senate’s Opposition, France Passes New Anti-Cult Law
The law creates a new crime of “psychological subjection,” restricts the possibility of criticizing mainline medical treatments, and seriously endangers freedom of religion or belief.
Moscow Terrorist Attack: Russian Anti-Cult Leader Blames “Ukrainian Cannibals,” “Cults,” and the U.S.
Archpriest Novopashin claims his theories that Ukrainians are “cannibals” and the U.S. trains “cultists” to attack Russia, ridiculed by “Bitter Winter,” have now been proven true.