The proposed law immediately targets the Unification Church, based on controversial data about “victims” and “damages,” but establishes an unfair general principle with ominous implications for the future.
Anti-Cult
日本：反カルトジャーナリスト鈴木エイト氏が虚偽記載で提訴される
UPFとディプログラミング被害者の後藤徹氏は、反統一教会キャンペーンで有名な記者に損害賠償を求める。
Japan, Religion, and the Dissolution of the Unification Church: A Conversation
At a symposium in Tokyo on October 1, the case was discussed within the broader framework of different approaches to religion and “cults” in Japan and the West.
“Ukraine in Itself Is a Cult”: A New Absurd Claim by Russian Propaganda
Russian anti-cultists suggest that, rather than arguing that in Ukraine “there are cults,” it is now time to identify “Ukraine” not as a country but as a “cult.”
Japan: Anti-Cult Journalist Eight Suzuki Sued for False Statements
Both the Universal Peace Federation and deprogramming victim Toru Goto seek damages from a reporter famous for his anti-Unification-Church campaigns.
善行は報われないこともある：日本における世界平和女性連合に対する信じられない迫害
彼女たちの活動は数々の賞を受賞し、国連の認定も受けました。しかし統一教会との「つながり」を非難され、彼女たちの人生は今、地獄と化しています。
Germany, State-Funded Lutheran Church’s “Sect Filters” for School Teachers
You should state you have not attended events of, or sympathize with, Scientology, Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Moonies,” “Hare Krishna,” or Universal Life (other religions are not mentioned).
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Unbelievable Persecution of the Women’s Federation for World Peace in Japan
They won awards and United Nations accreditation for their work. They are accused of “connections” with the Unification Church. Their life is now becoming a hell.
Joining and Leaving New Religious Movements: A New Book by Raffaella Di Marzio
The Italian scholar tells “Bitter Winter” that research conducted among members of six groups debunks the myth that affiliation always derives from mental manipulation.
Activista antisectas argentino Pablo Salum: de mal en peor
Califica al Ejército de Salvación de “organización coercitiva” y utiliza contra “Bitter Winter” las mismas estrategias que los antisectas atribuyen a las “sectas”.