Good politics is a form of charity. Tax persecution is its contrary, a manifestation of political malevolence.
Alessandro Amicarelli
The Tai Ji Men Case Discussed at the Association for the Sociology of Religion Annual Meeting
Scholars argued that labels such as “cult,” “xie jiao,” or “religious fraud” have no real meaning and are used as tools for discrimination.
Sacred and/or Secret, Confession and Other Forms of Religious Secrecy: A Scholarly Discussion
At the European Sociological Association’ RN34 conference, a panel discussed contemporary criticism of secrecy in religion, from the Catholic Church to Scientology
Scholars Discuss Tai Ji Men’s “Road to Freedom”
On Nelson Mandela day, experts and Tai Ji Men dizi discussed freedom, transitional justice, and the fight for human rights.
A Seminar Takes the Tai Ji Men Case to Brussels
At the Press Club Brussels Europe scholars and activists denounced tax harassment and media slander against the Taiwan-based movement.
Does the World Know the Truth About the Tai Ji Men Case?
Two webinars on the U.N. Day for the Right to the Truth on Gross Human Rights Violation examined the respective role of slander and advocacy, and launched a new website about the Tai Ji Men case.
In Search of Justice for Tai Ji Men
Scholars and human rights activists celebrated the World Day of Social Justice and reflected on the Tai Ji Men case.
The Power of Education and the Tai Ji Men Case: An International Webinar
Persecuting Tai Ji Men was an attempt to destroy a unique educational experience, said scholars and human rights activists from various countries.
U.S. National Religious Freedom Day and the Tai Ji Men Case
As the United States celebrated freedom of religion or belief, scholars and activists issued a powerful reminder that it is not being granted to Tai Ji Men.
Press Conference in Taipei Highlights the Tai Ji Men Case
Taiwanese and international scholars, human rights activists, and local whistleblowers asked for a political solution of an issue damaging the international image of Taiwan.
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).