Posts Tagged ‘Shinzo Abe assassination’

Unification Church slams Japan’s dissolution request as a threat to religious freedom

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

The Japanese branch of the Unification Church on Monday criticised the Japanese government’s request for a court order to dissolve the group, saying it’s based on groundless accusations and is a serious threat to religious freedom and human rights of its followers. Japan’s Education Ministry on Friday asked the Tokyo District Court to revoke the Read more

Japan seeks court order to dissolve Unification Church

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

The Japanese government is moving ahead to seek a court order to dissolve the Unification Church more than a year after the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that brought the controversial Christian group under intense scrutiny. The government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to dissolve the church as early as mid-October, the Read more