For thirteen years a “horseback anti-cult police squad” has visited herders who have never met a “cult.” Why?
Religious Liberty
Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Members Persecuted in Egypt
A long history of repression has forced believers to flee the country. Some are now seeking asylum in Hong Kong.
Yet Another Xie Jiao: Crackdown on an Offshoot of “Human Universal Science”
The police believed they had eradicated the Qigong movement led by Zhang Weixiang, who died in 2006. But the “Datong Base Faction” continued to flourish.
Pakistan Government Both Denies and Admits Religious Liberty Crisis in the Country
The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the U.S. claim that there is no freedom of religion there. The Minister of Defense acknowledged religious minorities “are not safe.”
Kora in New York: What the American Welcome to the Dalai Lama Means
Manhattan’s Park Hyatt, where His Holiness stayed until July 8, became a site of pilgrimage. There were political implications, too.
Beijing Zion Church: Sunday Service Raided Again, Young Devotee Detained
What was once Beijing’s largest house church, banned in 2018, refuses to disappear, as police repression intensifies.
「もしもあなたがカルトであれば、負ける」：日本の裁判所における暗黙のルールは、単に“カルト”と“関連”のある団体にさえ適用される。
世界平和女性連合会に対する7月1日の判決は、日本の裁判所の判断が法律ではなく政治に関するものであることを裏付けるものである。
“If You Are a Cult, You Lose”: Japanese Courts’ Unwritten Rule Even Applies to Parties Merely “Connected” with a “Cult”
The judgement of July 1 against the Women Federation for World Peace simply confirms that court decisions in Japan are about politics, not law.
Lietuva ir Jehovos liudytojai: kas vyksta?
Valstybės pripažinimas religinėms organizacijoms nesuteikiamas remiantis argumentais, kuriuos jau atmetė Europos Žmogaus Teisių Teismas ir kiti teismai.
Frankrijk, uitspraken MIVILUDES over Jehovah’s Getuigen lasterlijk oordeelt administratieve rechtbank
De Parijse administratieve rechtbank heeft geoordeeld dat het ‘feitelijk onjuist’ is te beweren dat Jehovah’s Getuigen gevallen van seksueel misbruik van kinderen niet aan seculiere autoriteiten melden, of dat ze kinderen ontmoedigen onderwijs te volgen.