In chaotic post-Saddam Iraq, a cluster of new religious movements proceeding from a man called Ahmed al-Hassan emerged. The AROPL is the largest one.
Massimo Introvigne
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. 1. A Drama and Its Characters
A group of believers in a new religion (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya community discriminated against in Pakistan) are persecuted in various countries.
Pakistan, Another Asia Bibi Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Blasphemy
A 40-year-old Muslim woman from Punjab shares the same name but is not a relative of the famous Christian from Sheikhupura District. Both are victims of the blasphemy laws.
Turkmenistan: Religious Liberty and Political Games
USCIRF and the U.S. Department of State disagree on the state of religious liberty in Turkmenistan. They may both be right.
What Is Truth? An Eternal Question and the Tai Ji Men Case
From Pontius Pilate to modern times, those who want to get away with injustice claim that truth does not exist.
Moscow Terrorist Attack: Russian Anti-Cult Leader Blames “Ukrainian Cannibals,” “Cults,” and the U.S.
Archpriest Novopashin claims his theories that Ukrainians are “cannibals” and the U.S. trains “cultists” to attack Russia, ridiculed by “Bitter Winter,” have now been proven true.
日本の学校で配布された保守的宗教に反対するパンフレット
未成年者は、何かをしたりしなかったりすることで地獄に行くと諭されたり、宗教活動に連れていかれることは「虐待」の一つであると教えられます。
From the 228 Incident to the Tai Ji Men Case: A Conference in Taipei
On March 5, international and Taiwanese scholars and activists gathered to commemorate 228 and discuss the implications of the Tai Ji Men case.
Shri Ram Chandra Mission: The MIVILUDES Loses a Court Case
The respected Indian raja yoga organization won the right to receive copies of the reports used to accuse it of “cultic deviances.”
A Farce in Geneva: Seminar Claims Tibet and Xinjiang Are Paradises of Human Rights
Chinese “experts” and Western fellow travelers assured a small audience that the two regions are a model of respect of religious liberty and other rights.
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.