An important decision recognized refugee status in Italy to members of groups classified as “xie jiao” by the Chinese Communist Party.
Massimo Introvigne
Pakistan Mobilizes Against a Muslim Terrorist Group—That Does Not Exist
The Pakistani government acts against one of the radical Islamic groups in the area. But it only exists in Chinese propaganda.
The Swiss Mountain Villa: A Casualty in the Tai Ji Men Case
How a beautiful property intended for a spiritual academy was half-destroyed by the maneuvers and carelessness of rogue tax bureaucrats.
“To Stop Islamic Terrorism, Discriminate Against Non-Muslim Religious Movements”
Laws are passed with the alleged aim of combating Islamic radicalism. They are then used against peaceful religionists labeled as “fundamentalists” or “cults.”
The Roman Empire, Taxes, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Corruption of tax bureaucrats can destroy even the mightiest empires. This is why the Tai Ji Men protest should be supported.
Paris Commune, Still Alive and Kicking: A Catholic Procession Was Attacked
Last weekend, “anti-fascists” assaulted participants in an official Catholic event honoring the ten priests and the others killed by the Communards.
Pakistan: “Everybody Should Marry at 18”
The Sindh law proposal may sound like a joke, but is deadly serious.
Supreme Court of Canada: Secular Courts Cannot Review Expulsions of Church Members
In a case involving the Ethiopian Coptic Court, Canadian Justices ruled that a precedent concerning the Jehovah’s Witnesses has general value.
Belarus Finds a Defense Attorney: China
Lukashenko’s became a pariah regime after the Ryanair flight incident and the arrest of Roman Protasevich. Beijing is coming to the rescue.
France: “All the World Envies Us for the MIVILUDES”
The revamped anti-cult mission tries again to export its defamation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious organizations internationally.
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.