State Bans and Watchlists on Religious Groups: A Comparative Survey

On April 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia issued a verdict upholding the claim from the country's Justice Ministry that Jehovah's Witnesses' activity violated laws on extremism.

PNDC Law 221

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

a joint prosecution-police task force comprising 47 investigators was established to probe alleged collusion between the religious groups and politicians.

On December 19, police raided 19 Tai Ji Men academies across Taiwan and the residences of some dizi.

the activities conducted by the local Falun Gong organisation in public places in various districts across the territory have not been outlawed.

Article 283.1 prohibits actions that incite national, racial, social, or religious hatred and enmity.

a 2018 Ulaanbaatar Court of First Instance ruling that struck down the city council's argument that the congregation posed a potential threat to national security.

Countries of Particular Concern (CPC): Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Eritrea, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. Special Watch List (SWL): Algeria, Azerbaijan, Central African Republic, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.