The origins of a Korean new religious movement that, while his founder was in prison for ten years, did not disappear but grew.
Massimo Introvigne
Chinese Communist Party: “Communism Is Winning, Liberalism Is Losing”
“A profound transformation in favor of Marxism and socialism has taken place,” the CCP says.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 8. The World Protests, India Intervenes
International awareness of the mass killings created the conditions for Indian intervention and the end of the war.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 7. Eradicating Hinduism
One of the goals of the West Pakistanis and their collaborators in 1971 was to exterminate the Hindu community by killing all males.
Xi Jinping’s “Democracy”: No Multi-Party Elections, No Independent Judiciary
Third highest ranking Communist Party leader Li Zhanshu offers new insights on “democracy with Chinese characteristics”
The Bangladesh Genocide. 6. A Killing Frenzy
In a few months, up to three million Bengalis were killed. Yes, it was a genocide.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 5. The First Killing Fields
On March 25, 1971, the Pakistani Army launched “Operation Searchlight.” It should have been a blitzkrieg. It became a genocide.
The United Nations, Transitional Justice, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Inspired by a decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the U.N. became a main actor in promoting transitional justice. It is needed in Taiwan, too.
Le Nazioni Unite dichiarano che i cristiani in Cina sono “a rischio di tortura”
In una decisione storica riguardante una rifugiata della Chiesa di Dio Onnipotente in Svizzera, il Comitato contro la tortura ha stabilito che il rischio esiste per tutti i cristiani.
United Nations States that Christians in China Are “at Risk of Torture”
In a landmark decision concerning a Church of Almighty God asylum seeker in Switzerland, the U.N. Committee Against Torture ruled that the risk exists for all Christians.
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.