Bureaucratic inertia persisted after courts ruled in favor of Tai Ji Men, resulting in administrative persecution.
Religious Liberty
How Japan’s Unification Church Case Went Off the Rails: Attorney Nakayama’s Inside Account
A conversation with critic Eitaro Ogawa reveals how political pressure, media hysteria, and flawed evidence converged to produce a judicial failure.
La vida de un hombre en peligro: Impactantes novedades en el caso Rudnev
El disidente y maestro espiritual ruso ha sido hospitalizado nuevamente para una cirugía de urgencia.
A Man’s Life Threatened: Shocking New Developments in the Rudnev Case
The Russian dissident and spiritual teacher has been hospitalized again for emergency surgery.
The Tai Ji Men Case at the European Academy of Religion’s Ninth Annual Conference
At a global scholarly gathering in Rome, a session explored Taiwan’s unresolved issues of tax justice and freedom of religion or belief.
Shincheonji: A Session in Rome Held Under the Shadow of an Arrest
At the European Academy of Religion, scholars gathered to discuss the religious movement while its elderly leader remained behind bars.
China Will Use AI to Shape the International Narrative on Tibet
A “communication conference” on “Xizang” in Lhasa proposed using new technologies to influence Western perceptions of Tibet.
The New Testament Church and the Tai Ji Men Case: The Mount Zion Saga in Comparative Perspective
The repression of the Christian millenarian movement during the Martial Law period in Taiwan has similarities with the post-authoritarian assault on Tai Ji Men.
新天地と統一教会：韓国法務部長官、「にせ預言者」は「厳正に処罰すべき」と表明
高齢の宗教指導者たちが拘束されるなか、法務部長官は「異端者」を糾弾するために聖書を引用し、日本で起きた出来事を称賛した。
Uyghur Fathers, Uyghur Children: Persecution and Resilience Across Generations
An exile’s tragic and loving story of wisdom, compassion, and assassination.