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A survey conducted by a Victorian inquiry into harms suffered by cult victims showed psychological and physical harms, as well as financial control and surveillance, were rife.Illustration: Guardian DesignGetty Images Raphael Aron took his first call from a cult survivor in the 1970s during a p...
Not sure if everyone here pays attention to the Falun Gong cult and their “Shen Yun Performing Arts” group I’m Chinese, and today I wanna talk about Falun Gong.Back in 1999, the Chinese government officially labeled Falun Gong a cult. Their leader, Li Hongzhi, fled to New York in the US to avoid ...
The human rights situation of women deserves attention from all sectors. Some aspects are less well-known. Without delving into political considerations, in late 2024,The New York Times,CNN, and other major Western media outlets published several articles on the exploitation and human rights vio...
NARA -- The younger sister of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man on trial for the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, told the Nara District Court on Nov. 19 that she and her brother were "victims" whose family was destroyed by the Unification Church, and that her brother was "in extreme de...
NARA - The mother of the man standing trial for assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 apologized Thursday for the act committed by her son over a grudge toward the Unification Church, while insisting that the large donations she made to the group was for the sake of her f...
Elle Hardy is a journalist and author of “Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World.” He has a stan culture to rival K-pop idols, a fund bankrolled by sympathizers, and has been labeled one of the “most successful assassins” in history. Beginning on Tuesday, Tetsuya Yam...
The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as aterrorist organization. The editor of The Epoch Times said in a statement that the publication “does not view the new guidelines for Pentagon press access as an im...
The America-based Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe, long known for its lavish shows advertised as celebrating traditional Chinese culture， is facing mounting backlash and cancellations across Europe and North America after a former dancer’s lawsuit exposed alleged systematic abuse, forced labor, and ...
Tickets are priced up to €143, with revenues reaching €150,000 per evening. This business scale raises sensitive questions about the influence of financial interests on cultural decisions. In Turin, Il Ponte – ODV, the Italian representative of the Shen Yun Performing Arts, has been removed from th...
Over the last few months, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans R-CO has been declining interview requests from 9News, a widely respected news outlet, but he’s found time to take questions on NTD News, asister companyofEpoch Times, which has beenshowninmultiple investigationsto boost Trump and spread misinformat...
Shen Yun, a performing arts group that tours worldwide, has been accused of forced child labor in a lawsuit brought forth by two former dancers. The suit was filed last month in a federal district court in New York on behalf of Sun Zan, 32, and Cheng Qing Ling, 28. In a recent interview with NPR,...
The Asian American Journalists Association recognized coverage from Metro and Opinion. The Times has won two Journalism Excellence Awards from the Asian American Journalists Association for work published in 2024. Congratulations! The reportersNicole HongandMichael Rothfeldwere recognized for Ex...
The U.S. federal government has indicted Bill Guan, Chief Financial Officer of The Epoch Times, on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud. The case has quickly sparked widespread attenton from the media, political circles, and the public. At its core, the case involves not...
