In a few months, up to three million Bengalis were killed. Yes, it was a genocide.
Massimo Introvigne
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.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 4. 1970, Year of Decision
Elections were postponed due to natural disasters. When they were finally held, they determined an unsolvable crisis in Pakistan.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 3. Cracking Down on Bengali Leaders
Between 1967 and 1969, General Ayub Khan’s regime tried to destroy the political leadership of East Pakistan. It failed, but created further unrest.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 2. The Language Riots
Eastern Pakistanis wanted Bengali acknowledged as one of Pakistan’s national language. After years of bloody repression, they won their battle in 1956.
The Bangladesh Genocide. 1. In Search of “East Pakistan”
The creation of Pakistan in 1947 as a strange state consisting of two non-contiguous parts prepared the way for the genocide.
Yangshao Culture: How Xi Jinping May Revive a Marxist Myth
The idea that at the origin of Chinese civilization there was an egalitarian society dominated by women has been debunked by mainline scholars.
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.