Wie leicht vorauszusehen war, nutzten Vertreter von Anti-Sekten-Vereinigungen sogar das Massaker vom 9. März in Deutschland schamlos aus, um Jehovas Zeugen anzugreifen.
Massimo Introvigne
Georgia Becomes First U.S. State to Pass an Anti-Hinduphobia Resolution
Some media have criticized the text as an “answer” to the so-called “Seattle Caste Law.” But the campaign for the Resolution had started before the Seattle controversies.
Jehovah’s Getuigen: Beschuldigingen van seksueel misbruik in Duitsland ontmaskerd als ongegrond
Een ex-lid en een krant beschuldigden hen van verschrikkelijk misbruik. Ze hebben de openbare aanklager verzocht dit te onderzoeken. Er is geen bewijs voor gevonden.
USCIRF Denounces Discrimination of African Indigenous Spirituality in Africa
The American agency calls the attention of the international community to a neglected religious liberty issue.
A Shanghaied Holy See: What Is Left of the Vatican-China Deal?
Rome acknowledges that the new bishop of Shanghai has been appointed by the CCP without its approval. Why did Beijing spectacularly violate the 2018 agreement?
Noorwegen: Waarom het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens een klacht van een uitgesloten ex-Getuige heeft afgewezen
De zaak van een uitgesloten vrouw die rechtbanken vroeg de Jehovah’s Getuigen te dwingen haar weer in hun midden op te nemen, werd door de media heel verkeerd geïnterpreteerd.
La gran caza de brujas contra las sectas en Argentina y la Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires. 5. El fantasma de la prostitución
En 2022, un segundo allanamiento golpeó a la EYBA, y el caso sigue pendiente. La principal acusación es la trata de personas a través de una red de prostitución.
The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 5. The Ghost of Prostitution
In 2022, a second raid hit the BAYS, and the case is still pending. The main accusation is human trafficking through the operation of a prostitution ring.
La gran caza de brujas contra las sectas en Argentina y la Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires. 4. “La secta más peligrosa del país”
De 1993 a 2000, un largo proceso penal intentó demostrar que la EYBA era culpable de abusos sexuales. Todos los acusados fueron declarados inocentes.
The Great Cult Scare in Argentina and the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 4. “The Most Dangerous Cult of Them All”
From 1993 to 2000, a long criminal case tried to prove that BAYS was guilty of sexual abuses. All defendants were declared innocent.
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.