The American federal commission mentioned recent Japanese incidents. Other democratic countries could have been included, too.
South Korea
The Shincheonji Paju Case: An Open Letter to the President of South Korea
Scholars and human rights activists protest the scandal of the rental of a park by Shincheonji cancelled at the last minute on a pretext after a slander campaign.
A Scandal in South Korea: Shincheonji’s Park Rental for a Mass Meeting Cancelled at the Last Minute
Under the futile pretext that it may “provoke North Korea,” authorities compelled the religious movement to cancel a peaceful event with the expected attendance of 100,000 believers and guests.
Unholy Alliances: Korean Christian Fundamentalists and Chinese Intelligence United Against Refugees from China
A “World Association Against Heresy” organizes world tours of Korean pastors, led by a convicted deprogrammer, asking democratic countries to deport Church of Almighty God asylum seekers back to China.
South Korea: Adventist Student Allowed to Refuse University Admission Interview on Saturday
Reversing an earlier jurisprudence, both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court ruled that schedules should be adjusted to respect religious liberty.
Providence vs. Netflix: A Conversation with Three Taiwanese Academics
If guilty of sexual abuse, the leader deserves to be sentenced. But sensationalist TV shows poison the well and create discrimination against innocent believers.
South Korea: Constitutional Court Found Mandatory Sunday Services in the Army Unconstitutional
The court stated that offering alternative Protestant, Buddhist, Catholic, or Won Buddhist services discriminates against other believers, and non-believers.
Shincheonji: Why the Korean Supreme Court Dismissed a Lawsuit Based on Deceptive Evangelism
Overcoming a lower court’s decision, the highest court in South Korea ruled that what Shincheonji did was not illegal.
Our Lady of Naju: Catholic New Religious Movement Followers Harassed in Hong Kong
In South Korea, the leader of the movement has been excommunicated by the Catholic Church. In Hong Kong, it becomes a problem of police.
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