Old, discredited “brainwashing” theories and anti-cult rhetoric are still used against spiritual minorities.
Religious Liberty
When Faith Goes on Trial: France Accuses the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame of “Brainwashing”
The trial of a Catholic community under flexible ideas of “abuse of weakness” reveals how French anti-cult laws may target almost anyone.
Shinangchon: The Proposed Korean Anti-Cult Law and the Sudden Targeting of a Peaceful Community
The new policy offers the anti-cultists an opportunity for a vendetta against one of the remnants of the Olive Tree, one of their main enemies in the 20th century.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Egypt: 14 Arrested, Some Tortured
They have been detained since March under dire conditions and subjected to abuses. Amnesty International is campaigning to secure their release.
Fujian: Police Mobilized to Demolish Village‑Funded Temple, Several Injured
Yet another demolition sparks public outrage and police brutality.
日本：大著『国家の生贄』。4．言論封殺
日本のメディア大半を支配する「悪なる統一教会」というナラティブに異を唱えることは、ほぼ不可能になっている。
A New Book on the Jehovah’s Witnesses from Cambridge University Press
Jolene Chu and Ollimatti Peltonen, both researchers and members of the organization themselves, offer a short but well-crafted introduction.
Mother Han’s Case: The Persecution, the Lions, and the Little Man
Even worse than those who persecute churches and jail their innocent leaders in Korea are those who applaud the persecution.
CAP‑LC Brings the Christian Gospel Mission Case to the UN
When a streaming series becomes a tribunal, it is time for the international human rights community to take notice.
South Africa: The Return of the Would-Be Religious Police
The CRL Rights Commission, once rebuked for overreach, now stumbles into a new scandal as its “self‑regulation” project unravels.