The veteran Christian dissident has been arrested for the third time since 2014. He has faced continuous police harassment for eleven years.
Zhejiang: Pastor Huang Yizi Arrested Again
Xi’An Church of Abundance: Trial Against Pastors Starts with Fabricated “Victims”
Devotees allegedly defrauded by the leaders insist they are not victims and that there was no fraud. The court refuses to hear them.
China, National Crackdown on Master Di Shen’s Buddhist Group
Beginning on May 29, a large police operation targets a group labeled as xie jiao for political reasons.
News from the world
Pakistan, Hindu Families Asked to Pay US$35,000 to Get Back Abducted Children Converted to Islam
A controversial court decision in Sindh shows that the problem of forced conversions has not been solved.
Russia, Church of the Last Testament: Vissarion Sentenced to Twelve Years
New religious movements continue to be repressed through accusations of brainwashing and extremism.
USCIRF Releases New Report on Violations of Religious Liberty in Russia
The comprehensive document highlights the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientologists, Falun Gong practitioners, and others.
Testimonies from China
Transplant Facilities Greatly Expanded in Xinjiang—For More Organ Harvesting?
By 2030, Xinjiang will build six more specialized hospitals. Why, given that the region has a very low organ donation rate?
Chinese Communist Party Launches a Campaign Labeling Bodhi Gong as a “Criminal Gang”
Further police repression against the Qigong-based movement is likely to follow.
Dozens of Western Companies Connected with Slave Labor in the Uyghur Region
Their supply chains include critical minerals for the extraction of which forced labor is massively used.
Testimonies from the World
The Unification Church Case in Japan: A Doctor Who Survived Deprogramming Tells His Story
A medical professional was abducted and confined by his parents and deprogrammers. As usual, anti-cult lawyers were behind the confinement.
Japan: Lawyers, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church Dissolution Case: Executive Summary
A perverse machine fabricated “victims” and legal cases that later became the ground for seeking the Church’s dissolution.
Japan: Lawyers, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church Dissolution Case. 7. Liability of the Japanese State
Japan: Lawyers, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church Dissolution Case. 7. Liability of the Japanese State
Interviews
Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan: A Leading Buddhist Monk Speaks Out
Reverend Shindo Mizuta, chief priest of Kongo-ji Temple, says that if the Unification Church is dissolved, many religions and temples will be at risk as well.
Op-eds China
The Dalai Lama Turns 90: A Look at Tibet’s Future
His Holiness is aging, but his birthday is a day of joy and hope, not despair.
Featured China
Who Is Afraid of Qigong? Repressing Qigong-Based Groups in China and Taiwan
While Qigong has been traditionally recognized in the Sinosphere as a healthy practice, groups perceived as not supporting the powers that be have been persecuted.
Op-eds International
Pakistan: Weaponizing Blasphemy Laws for Stealing Land and Property
Sometimes, false accusations arise because neighbors covet the accused’s belongings.
Featured International
Lawren Harris, Theosophical Painter. 1. Discovering Theosophy
While also exploring Christian Science, the greatest modern Canadian painter became an enthusiastic Theosophist.
Documents and translations
日本における統一教会の事例：ディプログラミングから生き延びた医師の証言
医師である筆者は、両親およびディプログラマーによって拉致監禁された。背後には、いつものように反カルト派の弁護士がいた。
統一教会の事例：日本における宗教ジェノサイド
なぜ、いつ、誰によって、どのように宗教の抹殺は仕組まれ、遂行されたのか
日本：弁護士、ディプログラミング、そして統一教会の解散請求エグゼクティブ・サマリー
日本：弁護士、ディプログラミング、そして統一教会の解散請求エグゼクティブ・サマリー