There were fake news before the expression “fake news” became common. Spiritual minorities were often among their targets, including Tai Ji Men.
Massimo Introvigne
October 16: Prayer and Silence Against Armageddon
Why Bitter Winter supports the Global Prayer for Love and Peace and the One Minute Silence initiatives.
Pakistan: Radical Cleric Calls to Attack Ahmadi Pregnant Women
A leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan asked his followers to “make sure that no new Ahmadis are born.”
Supreme Lama of Kalmyk Buddhists Condemns Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine
For the first time, a senior Russian religious leader states that “the Ukrainian side is right.”
Gandhi Statue in Milan Vandalized by “Khalistani” Activists
Radicals advocating for an independent Sikh state are a growing threat in Italy.
攝理教會（基督教福音宣教會）：韓國法院羈押了年近八十歲的老人鄭明析總裁
10月4日韓國大田地院羈押了77歲的宗教領袖
Providence Church: South Korean Court Detained President Jung
On October 4, the Daejeon District Court placed the 77-year-old religious leader under arrest.
Запрет Свидетелей Иеговы в Таджикистане является незаконным – по утверждению Комитета ООН по правам человека
Комитет ООН постановил, что отказ от военной службы по соображениям совести, обращение в свою веру и утверждение об «истинности своей религии» не могут быть основанием для запрета.
Pourquoi les médias détestent les « sectes »
Peut-être ne détestent-ils personne après tout. Mais ils savent que les histoires scabreuses d’argent, de pouvoir et de sexe se vendent bien.
Putin Officially Embraces Theories Accusing the West of “Satanism”
In his speech celebrating the annexation of parts of Ukraine, the Russian President adopted the rhetoric that Western countries are dominated by “outright Satanism.”
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.