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…
Horrendous Persecution In Japan
... the children had been involved in a campaign to create flower beds, which was allowed by a certain local administration, but suddenly it was stopped by the authorities because they were children of the Family Federation. The…
Collusion To Rob Minority Of Its Rights
persecution in Japan ... The sociologist of religion, famous globally for his work, expresses his worry about the Japanese government’s request for a dissolution order against the Unification Church, citing that the organization has not committed…
Malicious One-Sided Government Source Selection
persecution in Japan ... the network of activist lawyers exploited cynically a situation where more than 4,000 members of the Family Federation were kidnapped, held in forcible detention, sometimes for years, and forced to undergo horrendous faith-breaking sessions controlled…
Government’s Foul Play Pointed Out
persecution in Japan ... Nakagawa and Nishioka point out several questionable sides of the government’s dissolution request. The Christian leader points out one absurdity, “Regarding the topic of Prime Minister Kishida suddenly changing his standards for…