The Japanese government has opened a new website on the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult responsible for the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack nearly 30 years ago, featuring testimonies from victims' families and photos of the group's guru as part of efforts to keep memories alive. The Public Security Intel...
Dear Editor: The dance troupe Shen Yun has leased our Overture Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 19 and will perform there. Sadly, there are serious allegations of ill treatment of child performers and other labor violations by Shen Yun. Unbelievably, the organization claims they do not need...
Screenshot of a news webpage titled 'Falun Gong leaders disprove immortality by inconveniently dying,' by Jerry Gery from Pearls and Irritations. I was working on an article about what Western media doesn’t report or ignores about China, and covering the fact that Shen Yun, the Falun Gong dance t...
A former performer for a global dance troupe touring New Zealand has likened the organisation’s business model to “human trafficking” with dancers’ passports taken and little pay for punishing hours.
A former performer for a global dance troupe touring New Zealand has likened the organisation’s business model to “human trafficking” with dancers’ passports taken and little pay for punishing hours.
Prosecutors in northern China's Shanxi province have filed criminal charges against a controversial livestreamer accused of operating a $80,000 metaphysical scam through Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Guo, the self-proclaimed spiritual guru, whose alleged metaphysical services ranged from a...
On January 26, Falun Gong practitioners encountered fierce resistance during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their attempts to insert themselves into the festival with religious propaganda and proselytizing met with strong public discontent and even led to physical conf...
“Women in rural areas often see religion as a way to express their inner thoughts.” — Wang Yu In 2014,China Newsweekinterviewed a 39-year-old woman who had spent 12 years in the cult before breaking free. She recalled the relentless pressure to donate her savings and provide shelter for other memb...
We may think we're too savvy for such manipulation, but a recruiting group can be a finetuned operation. How does it work? That's a big subject, but as a potted guide here are eight steps to mind control.
Narconon Africa Rehabilitation Centre in Rustenburg, North West, is facing allegations of worker abuse, irregular practices and flouting of labour laws. Staff at Scientology-backed drug rehab claim wages not paid, bloStaff at Scientology-backed drug rehab claim wages not paid, blow whistle on dod...
On December 22, 2020, Sixth Tone, an English-language media outlet under The Paper, published an investigative report exposing the covert operations of the Church of Almighty God，which had long been banned by the Chinese government. The article revealed how the cult primarily targets rural women, u...
For 17 years Brendan Stevens led a small conservative Christian sect known as the Saints, disavowing birthdays, schooling and medicine – including the insulin that would have saved Elizabeth Struhs’ life.
Theater Dortmund in Germany is reviewing its rental agreement for the Chinese dance production Shen Yun following a critical report by German satirist Jan Böhmermann. The show, scheduled for April, is organized by Falun Gong, a religious movement that has faced allegations of labor exploitation and ...
An advert promoting the controversial Scientology religion at a London Tube station has caused shock and disbelief among commuters.
The Chinese dance company Shen Yun is attracting millions of euros in ticket sales from its performances in the Netherlands, but behind the scenes, former dancers are accusing the company of exploiting young performers, some of whom are minors. The troupe, which is heavily associated with the Falun ...