A ruling by a Japanese court confirms that viewing with suspicion large donations to religious organizations make hundreds of groups potential targets.
Religious Liberty
China’s Ministry of Public Security Reports Increased Anti-Religious Repression in 2024
Besides police activity and arrests, the Ministry claims it organized 56,000 events against “xie jiao” during the year, reaching more than 17 million citizens.
日本統一教会：学者・櫻井義秀氏の批判に対する記念碑的な反論
元統一教会信者である日本の学者が、統一教会信者の魚谷俊輔氏の大著を書評し、櫻井氏の見解を批判する。
Unification Church in Japan: A Monumental Rebuttal to Scholar Yoshihide Sakurai’s Criticism
A Japanese academic who is himself a former member of the Unification Church reviews UC member Shunsuke Uotani’s magnum opus criticizing Sakurai’s views.
日本、統一教会解散訴訟における虚偽の主張３ 疑わしい戦術が訴訟の弱点を露呈
統一教会の代理人を務める弁護士の一人が訴訟の説明を締めくくり、いくつかの一般的なコメントを述べる。
Trump on Ukraine and Russia: A Colossal Moral Failure
U.S. President Donald Trump reverses the concepts of good and evil, delivering a devastating blow to human rights, religious liberty, and democracy.
Church of Almighty God: 648 Members Arrested in Jilin, Two Died from Torture
Data about the increased persecution of the church in the last months of 2024 depict a horrific situation and new forms of torture.
日本、統一教会解散命令訴訟における虚偽の主張２ 証言の崩壊
統一教会の弁護士の一人が事件について自身の説明を続ける。反対尋問で、検察側が依拠した重要な証言の一つが虚偽であることが明らかになった。
12年以上脱会屋に監禁された旧統一教会信者・後藤徹氏の自伝が出版
旧統一教会が解散になると、忌まわしき「ディプログラミング（拉致監禁・強制改宗）」がまた引き起こされる
International Mother Language Day: An Appeal for Uyghur Language by the Netherlands’ “Lonely Uyghur”
The “Lonely Uyghur” protester, well-known to “Bitter Winter” readers, celebrates in his own way the day established to protect endangered languages.