Civil society has a watchdog role in checking whether government commitments to uphold human rights are taken seriously. In Taiwan, the Tai Ji Men case is a crucial test.
Massimo Introvigne
Jehovah’s Witnesses and State Subsidies in Sweden. 1. The Historical Context
After twelve years of struggle, discrimination finally ended in 2019. However, the story did not conclude there.
Weaponizing a Mother’s Faith: How Japanese Media Distort the Abe Assassination Trial
Defense lawyers and anti-Unification-Church media are abusing Yamagami’s mother, not the Family Federation.
Who Is Salt Typhoon? An Update on the Chinese Hacking of One Million American Mobile Phones
New reports evidence the close collaboration between the Chinese Army and Public Security and opaque private companies.
Cross and Crescent in Crisis: Is There a Persecution of Christians in Nigeria?
President Trump’s remarks have sparked an international controversy, lacking nuance and full of misunderstandings.
Theosophy’s Literary Skeletons: Urs App and Madame Blavatsky’s “Mental Furniture”
“The Mother of All Religions,” a tour de force on the sources of Theosophy’s foundational texts, is both impressive and irritating.
Bold Protest, Bare Heads: Detained Pastor Son’s Church Members Shave Their Heads in a Cry for Justice
An ancient gesture becomes a powerful signal that freedom of religion and human rights are in danger in South Korea.
The Lion That Roared Before Lithuania Was Christian
The Žygaičiai Lion is the enigmatic centerpiece of the Lithuanian art exhibition at Kaunas’ Čiurlionis Museum
IMboni Samuel Radebe’s Visit to Mother Han: A Journey of Spirit, Sacrifice, and Solidarity
The leader of The Revelation Spiritual Home traveled to Korea to meet with the detained leader of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.
影のなかの一筋の光：韓総裁の一時釈放──しかし正義はいまだ遠い
韓総裁はいま、わずか数日の医療措置を許可された。しかし韓総裁は条件なしで釈放されるべきである。
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.