Disturbing parallels with patterns of militarized raids on minority religions emerge.
Alessandro Amicarelli
Tax and Legal Reform League Protests in Taiwan
The Tai Ji Men case exposes systemic flaws in which fabricated evidence and unlawful tax bills went unchallenged for 30 years.
Tai Ji Men in Taiwan: An Unresolved Human Rights Concern
One case, almost three decades, and still a simple, uncomfortable question: what does the Tai Ji Men story tell us about human rights in today’s Taiwan?
Two Dates, One Struggle: February 28 and the Tai Ji Men Case
The 228 Incident and the persecution of Tai Ji Men highlight Taiwan’s difficult path toward fully implementing human rights.
Scholars, Activists, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Academics and human rights advocates have denounced for more than five years, including at the United Nations, the injustice perpetrated in Taiwan.
Red Flags and Red Herrings: FECRIS’ Curious Crusade for China
China reprints an article by a FECRIS board member from an obscure Italian publication to prove that “foreign media” fully support its propaganda.
Intermittent Justice: 18 Years After the Supreme Court Ruling in the Tai Ji Men Case
What has been done so far to solve the Tai Ji Men case? What can be done in the future?
Legge contro la manipolazione mentale in Italia: perché no
Una proposta vorrebbe punire il “plagio” asseritamente praticato dalle “sette” con pene da tre a otto anni di prigione. Un’intervista a Massimo Introvigne
A Law Against “Mental Manipulation” in Italy: A Bad Idea
A proposal would punish “mind control” allegedly practiced by “cults” with prison sentences ranging from three to eight years. An interview with Massimo Introvigne
Tai Ji Men and Its Case Discussed at the European Academy of Religion in Vienna
From the Sword and Dragon Dances to the fight for justice and the continuing friendship with dozens of international scholars.
Alessandro Amicarelli
Alessandro Amicarelli is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and a barrister of Italy, specializing in International and Human Rights Law and Immigration and Refugee Law. He has lectured extensively on human rights, and taught courses inter alia at Carlo Bo University in Urbino, Italy, and Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan (ROC). He is the current chairman and spokesperson of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB).