Two European Scholars Warning Japan
... And as you said, religious freedom is a primary freedom. I would add that religious freedom is a litmus test for all human rights, because if the freedom is not respected which is the innermost freedom, then…
Japan Censured At Religious Freedom Event
... On 31st January, the second day of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit aimed at promoting religious freedom worldwide, held in the capital Washington DC, saw harsh criticism from former U.S. government officials and scholars…
Gingrich: Kishida Joining Communist Campaign
... What we discovered was that the dissolution effort was really started by the Japanese Communist Party, which as early as 1978 began attacking the Unification Church because the Church‘s God-affirming message was directly contrary to the atheistic beliefs of…
Lawyer Exposes Dirty Leftwing Plot
... in many of such lawsuits against the Family Federation, we see “puppet” connections. We can call it “forced ‘puppet’ lawsuits”. What happened is like this: Deprogrammers in consultation with leftwing lawyers deprogrammed as many as…
Harsh Reality Of 4300 Forcibly Deprogrammed
persecution in Japan ... I feel a sense of crisis when I see that the whole of Japan is silent on a process trampling freedom of belief and freedom of religion without following the proper…
12 Years of Forcible Detention and Awful Abuse
The horrendous ordeal Toru Goto suffered during more than 12 years of forcible detention 5th of six parts of the Monthly Seiron report Part 5 (Click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part4) Prepared by Knut Holdhus The…
Highly Distorted Media Reporting
persecution in Japan ... Massimo Introvigne highlights a lack of neutral and independent organizations in Japan similar to those found in Europe, such as the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) in Italy and INFORM in England. He suggests that…
Inhuman Government-Supported Mass Deprogramming
... This approach mirrors practices in authoritarian states like China and Russia, where state-sponsored deprogramming is common. Japan’s plan involves collaborating with apostate ex-members to train counselors who will provide support to current members, including…
Scholar Condemns Violation Of Minority Rights
... Religious beliefs are closely tied to the core of human dignity, and when those beliefs are attacked, people become outraged and may retaliate in various ways, leading to social instability. Conversely, when religious beliefs…
Journalists Point Out Vicious Media Bias
... The symposium “Why Did Reporting Go Astray? Thorough Examination by Journalists on Reporting on the Former Unification Church“ (organized by UPF-Japan) was held on the 20th January 2024 in Tokyo to investigate the media’s continued coverage bashing the Family…