As it often happened in the country’s history, political unrest results in violence against non-Muslim communities.
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公的機関による宗教的マイノリティへの誹謗中傷：大阪地方裁判所の誤った判決
裁判所は、統一教会とUPFを「反社会的」であるとした地方自治体による決議は違法ではないと言った。 同様の訴訟において、欧州人権裁判所は異なる判決を下した。
Public Bodies Slandering Religious Minorities: A Wrong Decision by the Osaka District Court
The court said that resolutions by local authorities calling the Unification Church and the UPF “antisocial” are not illegal. In a similar case, the European Court of Human Rights decided differently.
New York Court: Secular Judges Cannot Second-Guess Decisions of ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Authorities in Internal Matters
Expelling supporters of the doctrine the movement condemns as “ritvikism” and preventing them from managing temples is not something courts can interfere with.
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).
Russia, Hare Krishnas Accused of Planning Attacks Against Military Conscription Bureaus
A “ISKCON leader” was arrested in Novouralsk. The evidence of his connection with “Ukrainian Nazis”: a swastika (which is however a common Hindu symbol).
Hare Krishna Detained in Russia
In Syzran they were accused of holding an unauthorized procession. In fact, authorities believed they might convert Orthodox Christians.
Hare Krishna (ISKCON) in Bangladesh: Why Violence Continues
Attacks against temples and murders of devotees are not the products of local mobs only. Some political forces believe they can benefit from them.
Russia Hit By European Court for Discriminating Krishnas, Unification Church
Groups cannot be singled out as “cults” and discriminated through anti-cult propaganda or by using administrative tools, the judges said.
Bangladesh: Hindus Attacked At Durga Puja, 5 Dead
A Hare Krishna temple in Choumuhoni was among the places of worship vandalized after a false blasphemy charge. Two devotees were murdered.