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  2. Tokyo subway sarin attack - Wikipedia

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    Following the attack, Japanese police raided Aum Shinrikyo facilities and arrested members. The cult's headquarters in Tokyo was raided by police on 16 May 1995. Due to fears that armed cult members might resist the raid, the 1st Airborne Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force was stationed nearby to provide support if needed. [49] [50]

  3. Anti-cult movement - Wikipedia

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    The anti-cult movement, abbreviated ACM and also known as the countercult movement, [1] consists of various governmental and non-governmental organizations and individuals that seek to raise awareness of religious groups that they consider to be "cults", uncover coercive practices used to attract and retain members, and help those who have become involved with harmful cult practices.

  4. Sakamoto family murder - Wikipedia

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    He was a member of the Yokohama Bar Association. [2] From 1987 he worked as a lawyer at Yokohama Law Offices. At the time of his murder, Sakamoto was known as an anti-cult lawyer. He had previously successfully led a class-action suit against the Unification Church on behalf of relatives of Unification Church members. In the suit the plaintiffs ...

  5. Christian countercult movement - Wikipedia

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    The Christian countercult movement or the Christian anti-cult movement is a social movement among certain Protestant evangelical and fundamentalist [1] and other Christian ministries ("discernment ministries" [2]) and individual activists who oppose religious sects that they consider cults.

  6. Cultists Anonymous - Wikipedia

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    Cultists Anonymous (CA) was a British anti-cult organization made up of ex-cultists from Family, Action, Information, and Rescue (FAIR), Britain's largest anti-cult organization. CA formed in 1985 but rejoined FAIR in 1991. [1]

  7. National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales - Wikipedia

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    The association feared that any message from Abe would endorse their anti-social activities in Japan. The letter was published after Abe had given an online speech on "Think Tank 2022 Rally of Hope" held by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), which is also founded by Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han in 2005.

  8. Decult Conference - Wikipedia

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    The Decult Conference was Australasia’s first-ever cult awareness conference, held in October 2024 in Christchurch, New Zealand, to address the impact of coercive groups and raise awareness about cult-related harm. Organized by journalist and author Anke Richter, the event brought together cult survivors, researchers, mental health ...

  9. International Cultic Studies Association - Wikipedia

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    The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a non-profit educational and anti-cult organization. It publishes the International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and Manipulation, "ICSA Today", and other materials.