A movement with over 10,000 members may have violated consumer protection laws. But the repression is also part of a campaign to eliminate independent spiritual organizations.
Religious Liberty
Carta abierta sobre la detención arbitraria de Konstantin Rudnev en Argentina
“Bitter Winter” documentó la saga de Ashram Shambala y por qué las acusaciones contra su fundador no son convincentes. Argentina debería liberarlo de la cárcel.
Japan: “Sacrifice to the Nation,” an Extraordinary Book. 1. A Country Where Terrorists’ Wishes Come True
Award-winning journalist Masumi Fukuda has begun changing how the Japanese view the Unification Church following the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
A Chinese Christian Reflects on the House Churches’ Bitter Winter
The recent Zion Church incident represented a shocking but unsurprising escalation in the crackdown on independent Christian communities.
La saga de Ashram Shambhala. 4. Detención en Argentina
por Massimo Introvigne y María Vardé Artículo 4 de 4. Lea el artículo 1, el artículo 2 y el artículo 3. Cobertura sensacionalista del caso en los medios argentinos. En 2021, Rudnev salió del sistema penitenciario ruso como un hombre transformado, aunque no...
The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 4. Detention in Argentina
Rudnev believed he would find peace in Argentina, but the long arm of anti-cult slander pursued him there as well.
Tai Ji Men Needs the ROC’s Respect for the Rule of Law
Judicial Day embodies the very meaning of democracy. Why, then, does Taiwan choose to erode democracy on a global scale by persisting in its unfair treatment of Tai Ji Men?
La saga de Ashram Shambhala. 3. La causa judicial rusa.
En 2013, Rudnev fue condenado en Novosibirsk y debió cumplir once años de prisión. Persisten numerosas dudas sobre la imparcialidad del juicio.
The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 3. The Russian Court Case
In 2013, Rudnev was sentenced in Novosibirsk and had to serve eleven years in prison. Many doubts remain about the trial’s fairness.
Justice Delayed After Justice Declared
Judicial Day reminds us that justice is not a one-time act but a process that requires coherence, institutional courage, and a willingness to repair the harm done.