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When Courts Interpret Doctrine: A Japanese Scholar’s Concerns About the Unification Church Decision
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (97+ words) You are here: Home " From the World " Op-eds Global by Masaki Nakamasa | Apr 3, 2026 | Op-eds Global The court assures us that individual devotees will not be discriminated against. The reality is different. Restricting freedom of religion or belief on the grounds…...
When the Esoteric West Sought the Dao—and Discovered Its Own Reflection
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (198+ words) You are here: Home " China " Featured China by Massimo Introvigne | Apr 3, 2026 | Featured China Davide Marino's chapter may prove the most controversial in the volume. It focuses on Albert de Pouvourville, a French military officer who became an esotericist under the…...
France, Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame: When Ninety Percent Is Not Enough
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (101+ words) You are here: Home " From the World " Op-eds Global by Massimo Introvigne | Apr 2, 2026 | Op-eds Global Restricting freedom of religion or belief on the grounds of "social acceptability" and "public welfare" is prohibited by the International Covenant on Civil and Political…...
A Blueprint for “Harmony”: Reading Between the Lines of Tibet’s New Governance Gospel
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (213+ words) You are here: Home " China " Featured China by Tashi Dhargey | Apr 2, 2026 | Featured China Cui Luchun's article from March 23 promises to "deeply understand the scientific connotations and practical requirements" of the Party's Tibet strategy. It is a prime example of dry…...
The Tokyo High Court Unification Church Decision. 6. Who Will Protect the Believers?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (330+ words) You are here: Home " From the World " Op-eds Global by Massimo Introvigne | Apr 1, 2026 | Op-eds Global Article 6 of 6. Read'article 1,'article 2,'article 3,'article 4, and article 5. The High Court recognizes that dissolving the Unification Church as a religious corporation could significantly affect the…...
A Human Rights Crisis in Taiwan: The Tai Ji Men Case
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (213+ words) You are here: Home " Tai Ji Men by Daniela Bovolenta | Apr 1, 2026 | Tai Ji Men The second session was chaired by Willy Fautr, co-founder and director of Human Rights Without Frontiers, who introduced a second video recounting how Canadian judges rendered…...
Women’s History Month Must Not Forget Uyghur Women
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (856+ words) You are here: Home " China " Op-eds China by Rahima Mahmut | Mar 31, 2026 | Op-eds China Every year, when March arrives, the world celebrates Women's History Month. We hear powerful stories of courage, resistance, and progress: women who broke barriers, women who changed…...
The Tokyo High Court Unification Church Decision. 5. Violating International Law
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (489+ words) You are here: Home " From the World " Op-eds Global by Massimo Introvigne | Mar 31, 2026 | Op-eds Global Article 5 of 6. Read'article 1,'article 2, article 3 and article 4. In 1978, Japan signed the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and ratified it in…...
China Hails Japan’s Dissolution of the Unification Church
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (116+ words) You are here: Home " China " Featured China by Massimo Introvigne | Mar 31, 2026 | Featured China The implication is that Japan, long accused by Chinese commentators of being too tolerant, too democratic, too enamored with Western notions of religious freedom, An erudite journey…...
The Tokyo High Court Unification Church Decision. 4. The 2009 “Compliance Declaration”
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (303+ words) You are here: Home " From the World " Op-eds Global by Massimo Introvigne | Mar 30, 2026 | Op-eds Global Article 4 of 6. Read'article 1,'article 2, and article 3. The High Court's ruling to dissolve the Unification Church as a religious organization is grounded in the claim that…...