
Voltaire’s Warning for Japan and South Korea
What Voltaire’s defense of persecuted minorities 250 years ago can teach about religious freedom today Peter Zoehrer’s 1st October 2026 Substack essay, “The Pen Against

What Voltaire’s defense of persecuted minorities 250 years ago can teach about religious freedom today Peter Zoehrer’s 1st October 2026 Substack essay, “The Pen Against

The dangerous regional precedent of turning the law into an instrument of state-sponsored religious persecution During an international Zoom conference hosted by the HJ International

Medical leave extended for Mother Han as the Seoul High Court prepares to hear her appeal and bail request on 13th October South Korean media

Growing international outcry over sentencing of octogenarian Mother Han as it sparks religious freedom alarm over South Korea’s backsliding Tokyo, 14th September 2026 – Published

Pointing out the dangerous politics behind South Korea’s weaponization of justice, Introvigne concludes that Mother Han’s guilty verdict is a miscarriage of justice The recent

Few claims; activist network of lawyers mobilizes Japan’s main governing body for lawyers in desperate nationwide hunt for more “victims” Tokyo, 30th August 2026 –

From criminal prosecution to possible dissolution, Gingrich warns that the state’s trial against Hak Ja Han is part of a broader war against religious freedom

Mother Han appeal to reexamine convictions and prosecutorial authority as defense seeks acquittal, prosecution seeks harsher sentence The first-instance verdict against Hak Ja Han (한학자),

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo portrays the sentencing of religious leader Hak Ja Han as betrayal of South Korea’s hard-won democratic values Tokyo,

Special prosecutor appeal in case against Mother Han tests the limits of investigative powers granted by current Lee Jae-myung administration The legal battle surrounding Hak



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