The court decision is the culmination of almost forty years of harassment of the religious movement by politically motivated and greedy lawyers.
Religious Liberty
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 1. The Religious Aim of Donations
The dissolution decision is based on the accusation of soliciting excessive donations. But their religious nature is ignored.
日本における統一教会の解散：誤った決定の徹底分析５：信教の自由の侵害
この決定は、それが宗教や信念の自由と両立すると主張しているが、そうではない。
Quand Dvorkin a traité la FECRIS de « lâches et racistes »
« Bitter Winter » a obtenu un document intéressant sur les relations entre l’anti-sectes russe le plus en vue et la célèbre fédération anti-sectes européenne.
French Cassation: Secular Judges Cannot Review Excluding Decisions by Religious Courts
The Court stated it could not assess the regularity or merits of a Catholic canonical verdict dismissing a deacon from the clerical state.
日本における統一教会の解散：誤った決定の徹底分析４：２００９年のコンプライアンス宣言
重要な疑問は、事件が2009年以降ほぼゼロにまで減少したかどうかだ。裁判所はこれに異議を唱えたが、裁判所の数字自体がこれが事実であることを裏付けている。
China, United Front Calls for More Control of Buddhist Life Release
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.
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