How Shincheonji France extends its faith to society: from blood donation campaigns to cleaning streets and parks—and what it means.
Massimo Introvigne
The Long Reach of Beijing Now Extends Across the Democratic World
A new U.S. Congressional‑Executive Commission report describes a global strategy of intimidation far beyond China’s borders.
Beyond the Noise: Observing Shincheonji in France. 2. A Community Built on Study, Activity, and Dialogue
The group organizes sport and cultural events, collective study, and structured interaction with pastors of other churches. They are surprisingly “normal.”
European Court of Human Rights: Serbia Condemned for Banning Falun Gong Protests
The European judges defended peaceful assembly against a censorship logic imported from China. An analysis of the June 2 decision.
エホバの証人がノルウェー最高裁で画期的勝利
最高裁判所は，除名措置（「忌避」）が成人および未成年者の権利侵害には当たらないと判断。
Документ: экспертное заключение по делу Константина Руднева.
На фоне сообщений СМИ о том, что Россия может добиваться его экстрадиции, аргентинским судам стоит помнить: политические и идеологические диссиденты не могут рассчитывать на справедливое судебное разбирательство в российских судах.
Beyond the Noise: Observing Shincheonji in France. 1. A Korean Church in a Secular Country
The movement French mission started in 2016 and developed rapidly. Most converts are of African descent.
“Thought-Forms”, la Teosofia e l’arte. 4. L’eredità di Ringbom e gli studiosi del ventunesimo secolo
Una teoria un tempo marginale è oggi una spiegazione maggioritaria delle radici spirituali dell’arte moderna.
Germany and Scientology: The Long Shadows of Past Mistakes
The end of federal monitoring raises questions about the legacy of a faulty policy that shaped institutional practices for decades.
Сага об «Ашраме Шамбалы». 4. Задержание в Аргентине
Руднев верил, что найдёт покой в Аргентине, но длинная рука антикультовой клеветы преследовала его и там.
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.