He refused to take to a terreiro a family dressed according to their religion, and is now under police investigation.
Massimo Introvigne
L’anti-sectarisme à la mode de Caen : Pour éviter un procès, la MIVILUDES s’exécute face à la Scientology
Confrontée à un procès, la mission gouvernementale française de lutte contre les sectes republie son rapport annuel en y incluant une réponse de l’Église de Scientology.
Father Kolbe, Press Freedom, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Kolbe is remembered for his heroic death in the Nazi camp of Auschwitz. He was there for his defense of freedom of the press and truth, a lesson also relevant for the Tai Ji Men case,
Pakileaks: A Secret Document Reveals Pakistan’s Unholy Alliance with China
A classified government memo explains that Pakistan can “no longer try to maintain a middle ground between China and the United States.”
Detroit: Anti-Cult Pro-Russia-and-China Activist Arrested After She Assaulted a Scientology Church and a Synagogue
The interesting story of Randi Nord opens a window on the American and international ramifications of bigotry.
「宗教に関係する児童虐待」: 日本における信教の自由に対する新たな攻撃 2.“心理的虐待”
厚生労働省が作成したガイドラインで“宗教に関係する心理的虐待”とされていることの多くは，信教の自由の行使に過ぎない。
Blasphemy Is Allowed in Pakistan—If You Are Chinese
Dozens accused of blasphemy languish in jail for years. A Chinese man has been promptly released on a $700 bail.
「宗教に関係する児童虐待」: 日本における信教の自由に対する新たな攻撃 1.“虐待”の新たな定義
厚生労働省のガイドライン 親が子どもに宗教を教える権利を大幅に制限
Scandal: FECRIS Falsifies the Program of a 2017 Conference to Hide that a Fanatical Anti-Ukrainian Russian Lawyer Was Among the Speakers
Alexander Korelov claims “former Ukraine” is still “part of my country, the USSR.” FECRIS retroactively changes the program of a 2017 conference to eliminate his name and speech.
France: Raelians Told that a “Cult” Cannot Rent a Room in an Accor Hotel
Theoretically, the infamous 1995 “list of cults” is no longer in force. However, it is still used to discriminate against the movements that were included.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.