As the year comes to an end, leaders from the academic, human rights, and religious activism’s world come together to express concern for what is happening in the Asian country.
Religious Liberty
Made in Japan: No FoRB for the Family Federation. 4. Weaponizing Non-Existing Crimes
Defending the rights of Japanese citizens is a duty of Japan’s democratic government. It is not happening in the case of the Family Federation and other religious minorities.
Made in Japan: No FoRB for the Family Federation. 3. Dissolving a Group Is Dissolving Freedom
When victims are presented as perpetrators, a great injustice becomes a blatant absurdity. Yet, it happens in contemporary Japan.
Yunnan, Why Hui Muslims Protested the Arrest of Imam Ma Yuwei
A popular imam was arrested for resisting direct government control. This time, Hui Muslims decided to publicly protest.
Made in Japan: No FoRB for the Family Federation. 1. Denying the First Political Human Right
Religious liberty is not only the freedom of believing or non-believing, but that of living one’s life according to one’s belief or non-belief. Yet, Japan curtails it. The case of the Family Federation.
Te Tamari no Atua: A Christmas Letter from Bitter Winter
Gauguin’s iconic nativity is also an apology for religious liberty. And we ask you all to support religious liberty this Christmas.
France, l’association anti-sectes UNADFI perd un procès contre CAP-LC
Les activistes anti-sectes pensaient qu’en reproduisant un article de « Charlie Hebdo », ils pouvaient refuser de corriger leurs propos diffamatoires, puisque « Charlie Hebdo » n’avait pas été poursuivi. Ils se sont trompés.
Daoism under Sinicization. 2. Sinicization in Practice
From 2018, new regulations have made life for religions increasingly difficult.
Daoism Under Sinicization. 1. The Road to Sinicization
To understand what is happening to Chinese Daoism, it is essential to explain how the concept of “Sinicization” was developed by Xi Jinping.
Guiyang Renai Church: Verdict Against Elder Zhang Chunlei Confirmed on Appeal
The religious leader’s family has been informed that the first degree decision sentencing him to five years in jail was upheld on October 25.