Meta, the company operating Facebook and Instagram, dismantled a Chinese network of false accounts called “Operation K.”
Massimo Introvigne
Russia: Towards a Liquidation of the Greek Catholic Church?
A priest in Omsk was detained for “rehabilitation of Nazism.” The FSB warned that “the fate of the Greek Catholic Church in Russia” is at stake.
Palermo: The Tai Ji Men Case Discussed at the European Academy of Religion
The Taiwanese and international contexts of the case were presented in one of the best attended sessions of the international conference.
Another School for Girls Burned by Arsonists in Pakistan
The police tries to attribute the incident to a business dispute, but there is a consistent pattern of attacks by ultra-fundamentalists hostile to the education of women.
Buffalo Bill as a False Italian—but a Real Freemason
Mussolini, who outlawed Freemasonry, falsely claimed the hero of the West was born in Romagna. He didn’t know he was a lifelong Freemason.
Why Spiritual Organizations Should Be Tax-Exempt—Including Tai Ji Men
It is a matter of Taiwanese law. But general principles of freedom of religion or belief, and common sense, also tell us that religious and spiritual paths should not be taxed.
After the “Missions in Haiti” Killings: Should Missionaries Leave Haiti?
Gang violence made another three missionary victims. Does it make sense to stay?
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.
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.