Registration systems are a way of limiting religious liberty. Unjust taxes are another.
Religious Liberty
China, You’re Never Too Old or Too Young to Fight “Cults and Illegal Religions”
In Lanzhou, children and senior citizens are recruited to become “anti-xie-jiao experts.”
South Korea: A Law to Dissolve Churches at Will
The bill now being considered by the Parliament would be the most draconian in the democratic world and mark the quiet death of religious liberty in the country.
France : Les discours de haine contre la Scientology désormais financés par les contribuables
Un « documentaire » de France 5 a offert un cas d’école de ce qu’il ne faut pas faire lorsqu’on présente les religions minoritaires au public.
The Vissarion Template: An Interview with Katya Palkina
After the harsh Russian sentence against the Church of the Last Testament’s leader, a member speaks out.
Transnational Repression in The Hague: Amsterdam’s “Lonely Uyghur” Assaulted Inside City Hall
On February 14th, the activist was brutally attacked by Chinese security personnel, in an act reminiscent of persecution in East Turkestan.
France: Hate Speech Against Scientology Now Funded by Taxpayers
A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.
China: The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God from Bad to Worse
The persecuted movement has released a new yearly report about the imprisonment, torture, and killing of its members on an unprecedented scale.
The Unification Church and the Pal Paradox in Japan
Japanese honor Judge Pal, who defended the principle that laws and their interpretations cannot be retroactive—a principle they did not apply to the Family Federation.
Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Pastor Zhou and Elder Ding Sentenced to 4.5 and 4 Years
The relentless persecution of house churches continues. It follows orders from Xi Jinping himself.