AI perpetuates old negative media coverage. The fact that the bonus system has not been eliminated continues to exert undue pressure on taxpayers.
Religious Liberty
Human Rights, Religious Liberty, and the Limits of Legal Reform: Lessons from a Contemporary Taiwanese Case
A passionate testimony from a Qigong practitioner and an overview of the Tai Ji Men case.
“Cult” Controversies in Asia: Democratic Neutrality, Delegitimization and the Erosion of Religious Liberty
From Mainland China, Japan, and Korea to the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan, different categories of actors operate to reduce freedom of religion or belief.
Shincheonji and the Unification Church: South Korea’s Minister of Justice Promises “Strict Punishment” of “False Prophets”
Elderly religious leaders are kept in detention, while the politician quotes the Gospel against the “heretics” and hails what happened in Japan.
いかにして“ナラティブ”は作られたのか：ファクトチェックの専門家・加藤文宏氏が読み解く日本の旧統一教会問題
第一線のジャーナリストが、統計データをもとに、いかに活動家とメディアが宗教団体を解散へと導く社会的空気を作り上げたかを明らかにする。マッシモ・イントロヴィニエ
El “lavado de cerebro” regresa a través de las leyes contra la trata: una nueva amenaza para la libertad religiosa
Cómo el resurgimiento de desacreditadas teorías de coerción psicológica dentro de los marcos jurídicos sobre la trata pone en peligro a todas las comunidades religiosas y espirituales: un llamado a la acción
Religion, War, and the Tai Ji Men Case Discussed in North Macedonia
The Fourth World Conference on Religious Dialogue and Cooperation, held in Skopje on 22–24 June, featured a session on Taiwan’s freedom of religion or belief issues and the Tai Ji Men culture.
Religion and Conflict: From Historical Scars to the Tai Ji Men Case in Taiwan
A critical examination of how political and legal systems appropriate religious symbols, and how conscience offers a path beyond violence and injustice.
日本の統一教会：解散後の「粛清」 4.学校による監視と強制的カウンセリング
学校現場に導入された新たな手続きは、統一教会信者の家庭で育つ子どもたちを特定・監視することを教育関係者に指導しており、プライバシー侵害への懸念を引き起こしている。
When Law Loses Its Conscience: Common Manifestations of Religious Conflict within Modern Rule of Law
Administration, taxation, and media narratives are the new arenas of religious controversy and discrimination.