Dubious reports by disgruntled ex-members were accepted at face value. The testimony of loyal second-generation members was ignored.
Religious Liberty
Japan: “Sacrifice to the Nation,” an Extraordinary Book. 2. The Shadow of Deprogramming
Without considering the alliance between anti-cult lawyers and deprogrammers, Japan’s Unification Church case cannot be understood.
China’s Crackdown on Gaia Earth Core: Consumer Protection or Authoritarian Control?
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.
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.