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Dr. Hak Ja Han, an 83-year-old faith leader revered worldwide as the Mother of Peace, has been jailed in South Korea. Her sudden arrest has sent shockwaves.

Today's decision to approve the arrest of Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, known worldwide as the Mother of Peace, is not only shocking, but also heartbreaking.

Dr. Hak Ja Han, widely known as the Mother of Peace, has drawn the attention of millions globally after voluntarily appearing before prosecutors in Seoul despite her advanced age and recent health concerns. The development has sparked significant international discussion on the state of religious freedom and democracy in South Korea.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon’s—known to her followers as “Holy Mother Han”—the 82-year-old leader of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church)…arrest is not just a legal misstep. It’s a full-blown religiocide, a state-sponsored assault on religious liberty dressed up in the robes of anti-corruption.

Let us speak plainly. If Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon is arrested, it will not be the arrest of a woman—it will be the attempted crucifixion of a religion. The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, is not merely under scrutiny. It is under siege.

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification International strongly denounces today's summons of the Mother of Peace, Dr. Hak Ja Han by South Korea's Special Prosecutor.

Watch this visual op-ed on the developing situation of religious persecution of the Mother of Peace written by Rev. Demian Dunkley, President of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA.

In a world increasingly divided along ideological lines, a strange and concerning alliance has formed—one that brings together Christian fundamentalists with extreme secularists and promoters of religious repression.