Freedom of Religion and Belief
JAPAN: The Department of State and the drama of religious liberty in Japan The U.S. Department of State is not an NGO By Massimo Introvigne Washington Times (24.05.2023) – The U.S. Department of State’s yearly report on religious liberty is eagerly...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Unification Church before the UN claiming persecution over Abe’s killing In the eye of the storm since the murder of the former prime minister, the Church founded by Rev Moon filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee, saying that a “national tragedy” has...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Abe’s assassination: an anti-cult hate crime? Media hysteria against the Unification Church, not the Unification Church itself, may have excited the weak mind of the killer. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (15.07.2022) – https://bit.ly/3OaPSAI – Now...
Human Rights in the World
Japan carries out first death row executions since 2019 Euronews (21.12.2021) – https://bit.ly/32eF3vC – Japan executed three death row inmates on Tuesday, applying the death penalty for the first time since December 2019. “Three death row inmates...
Human Rights in the World
by Jun Kaneko (Japanese original) The Mainichi (16.03.2021) – https://bit.ly/31cQSxT – The controversial draft revision to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act is set for deliberation in the current Diet session. One point of...