The sudden rise of the Bianchi in 1399 offered Europe an unexpected season of reconciliation, devotion, and civic hope—and a lesson for Taiwan
Massimo Introvigne
日本の統一教会問題について語る小川氏と西岡氏 2. メディアはいかにして教団を葬ったのか
政治家たちは、メディアの圧力に抵抗できなかった、あるいはしようとしなかった。キリスト教もまた、数十年にわたる左翼のプロパガンダの影響を受けた。
A New Judicial Seal on the Suppression of Ahmadi Religious Literature in Pakistan
The Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling on “Rohani Khazayeen” confirms that restrictions on Ahmadi belief are now endorsed at the highest judicial level.
日本の統一教会問題について語る小川氏と西岡氏 1. 誰も疑問を呈しなかった決定
二人の知識人による対談は、信教の自由を守るべき立場の人々が声を上げないまま、解散命令に向けた手続きが進んでいった経緯を明らかにする。
Argentina: las diez falsedades que dieron forma al caso Rudnev
El caso contra el disidente y líder espiritual ruso Konstantin Rudnev se basa en malentendidos, información falsa proveniente de Rusia y mentiras manifiestas.
ECHR’s “Barsuk and Gyk vs Ukraine”: A Door Knock Echoes All the Way to Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights revisits a brutal assault on two Jehovah’s Witnesses evangelizing door to door—and teaches a lesson valid for all states.
Ogawa and Nishioka on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 2. How the Media Killed a Church
Politicians were unable or unwilling to resist media pressure. Christians were conditioned by decades of left-wing propaganda.
Argentina: The Ten Falsehoods That Shaped the Rudnev Case
The case against Russian dissident and spiritual leader Konstantin Rudnev is based on misunderstandings, false information coming from Russia, and outright lies.
Ogawa and Nishioka on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 1. The Decision No One Questioned
A dialogue between two public intellectuals reveals how the dissolution order advanced without resistance from those entrusted with defending religious freedom.
Anthropic Reveals Massive Chinese Anti-Dissident AI-Generated Slander
China misused Claude to target dissidents, religious minorities, and journalists—including some who write for “Bitter Winter.”
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 Pennsylvania 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.