A conference in Beijing on April 8 confirmed that possible excesses in setting animals free are used as a pretext for a stricter control of Buddhist practices.
Religious Liberty
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 4. How Problems Almost Ceased After 2009
In 2009, the church issued a “Compliance Declaration” that reduced the claims against it almost to zero at the time of the Abe assassination.
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 3. Relying on Civil Cases
Civil cases do not require the same strict standards of fact-finding of criminal cases. They should not be used as grounds for dissolution.
Beijing, Family of Three Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong
Yu Shikun, her daughter, and son-in-law were all found guilty by the Mentougou District Court
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 2. Religious Liberty
Unconvincingly, the court stated that the verdict did not violate freedom of religion or belief. It also applied the new law on donations retroactively.
Hohhot Christians’ Trial: Nine Sentenced to Jail Terms for Distributing Bibles
Although they bought Bibles printed with the government’s authorization, judges found that if you belong to a house church reselling them is still a crime.
日本における統一教会の解散：誤った決定の徹底分析３：和解と「顕在化していない」事案
不条理なことに、裁判所は、和解、陳述書、さらには請求が存在しない仮想的なケースも解散の理由として考慮すべきであると決定した。
Japan: Legal Issues in the Unification Church’s Dissolution Verdict. 1. Ignoring United Nations Recommendations
The decision ignored three recommendations from the United Nations, which asked Japan not to limit rights based on “public welfare.”
日本における統一教会の解散：誤った決定の徹底分析２：民法上の不法行為と「公共の福祉」
この決定は、数十年にわたる判例を覆し、刑事上の有罪判決がない場合でも、民事訴訟と社会規範からの逸脱だけで解散できると判示した。
When Dvorkin Called FECRIS “Cowards and Racists”
“Bitter Winter” acquired an interesting document on the relationship between the most prominent Russian anti-cultist and the notorious European anti-cult federation.