Italian political scientist Norberto Bobbio reminded us that press freedom includes the “right to dissent.” The Tai Ji Men case proves that this right may be misused.
Michele Olzi
“What About My Rights?” Freedom of Religion or Belief, Human Rights, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Jack Donnelly’s theory of human rights may be used as a tool to evidence how Tai Ji Men was the victim of an extraordinary injustice.
“The Truth, the Whole Truth, Nothing but the Truth”: Transitional and Restorative Justice in the Tai Ji Men Case
Denying justice to Tai Ji Men, as the Taichung High Administrative Court did on August 2, means that transitional justice problems have not been solved in Taiwan.
“What Kind of Justice?”: Transitional Justice and Freedom from Discrimination in the Tai Ji Men Case
The actions of the Taiwanese government towards Tai Ji Men violated both the Two Covenants it incorporated into its domestic law and basic principles of transitional justice.
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Collective Imaginaries and the Tai Ji Men Case
Collective imaginaries sustain our societies but are impoverished by injustice. The Bell of World Peace and Love reminds us that conscience should prevail and violations of justice should be rectified.
MISA and Gregorian Bivolaru: A New Book by Massimo Introvigne
The dramatic history and the teachings of the movement are highlighted in the first monograph consecrated to it.
Michele Olzi
Michele Olzi is currently teaching assistant to the chair of Political Theory and to the course of Religion and Media at the University of Insubria (Varese and Como). His interests include political theory, collective imaginaries, history of ideas, history of religions, religion & media, new religious movements, “technognosticism,” hyper-real Religions, religions and politics. He is a member of the organizing and scientific committee of the annual conference of Foro di Studi Avanzati Gaetano Massa. He edits the online journal La Rosa di Paracelso.