Gang violence made another three missionary victims. Does it make sense to stay?
Massimo Introvigne
Pakistan’s Sargodha Blasphemy Incident: 100 Arrested, Christians Protest in the Streets
A Christian man was hospitalized in critical conditions after a mob accused him of having burned pages of the Quran and tried to lynch him.
Shqipëri: Pastori ungjillor shpallet fajtor për «gjuhën e urrejtjes» ndaj Dëshmitarëve të Jehovait.
Pastori Paulin Vilajeti e quajti organizatën në një emision televiziv një «sekt të rrezikshëm Satanik» «mbjellës të urrejtjes» dhe «nxitës të vetëvrasjes».
The Forgotten Victims of Houthi Terrorism: The Baháʼí
Attacks against Western ships in the Red Sea have alerted many to the danger of Yemen’s Houthis. They have also created dramatic human rights problems.
Thailand Accused of Sending Uyghur and Other Refugees Back to China
A report highlights how asylum seekers from China and other countries have been repeatedly kidnapped or arrested and sent back to their persecutors.
Brazil: Pop Singer Anitta Becomes Target of Intolerance After Candomblé Video
What is in fact a pro-religious-liberty song triggered hate reactions by enemies of Brazilian African religions.
PierLuigi Zoccatelli (1965–2024): In Memoriam
The Italian scholar “was” CESNUR. He was also a brilliant academic and an exceptional and compassionate human being.
When the “I Ching” Goes to the Movies: Federico Fellini and the Chinese Book of Changes—Part II
Having learned from psychoanalyst Ernst Bernhard about the text, Fellini used it for divination in a very personal way.
Chinese Propaganda in Pakistan: “Xinjiang Is Having Its Best Time in History”
A seminar in Islamabad presented the region, where a genocide of Muslim Uyghurs is taking place, as a land where freedom of religion reigns.
When the “I Ching” Goes to the Movies: Federico Fellini and the Chinese Book of Changes—Part I
From 1961 until his death in 1993, for the great filmmaker the ancient text from China was a constant companion and source of inspiration.
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.