Database of news article on Aum and its founder, including historical background, criminal prosecutions, claims against Aum, government action, public reaction to Aum, and protests against the cult.

Collection of articles and links in chronological order on Aum and its newly recreated form, from Cults on Campus, a cult watchdog group.

Profile of Shoko Asahara, who led Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult which carried out the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo.

The group's sarin gas attacks and unsuccessful attempts to release botulin toxin and anthrax spores, funding sources, and background.

Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA.

Articles, links, updates and history of attacks. From The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Israel.

Gives a 20 year synopsis of events of the Aum Shinri Kyo, up to the death sentence handed down to its leader.