“No toilet paper, no soap, no towel, no toothbrush.” He is compelled to “work endlessly at the sewing machine” with “no opportunity to move or breathe.”
Religious Liberty
Palmar de Troya: Iglesia Palmariana Opens Its Doors Amid Tragedy
An effort by the movement led by the Swiss Markus Josef Odermatt, who claims to be Pope Peter III, concluded with the mysterious (but probably accidental) death of a baby girl.
How the Tai Ji Men Case Perfectly Illustrates “The Count of Monte Cristo”
Never choose revenge to right injustice, never seek retaliation under the illusion of correcting wrongs: Tai Ji Men’s spectacular testimony thirty years after.
Golog Prefecture, Qinghai Province: Beijing’s Bonfire of Tibetan Prayer Flags
With the pretext of “fire security,” the Chinese desecrate Buddhist sacred symbols.
Othello and Iago in Japan: Why Yamagami Killed Abe
In Shakespeare’s and Verdi’s story, Iago did not kill Desdemona but poisoned the mind of the assassin. Sounds familiar?
Discriminatory Taxation of Religious Movements as a Form of Persecution
The persecution of Tai Ji Men warrants at least an apology from Taiwan’s current government for past injustices that have so far been impossible to redress.
Denmark’s Investigation Ends, Tabloid Is Criticized, but Campaign Against Jehovah’s Witnesses Persists
A careful analysis concluded that the Witnesses do comply with Danish law. The Danish Press Council stated that their critics at “Ekstra Bladet” violated the Press Code.
The Theater of Obedience: 30 Years of the False Panchen Lama
By celebrating the anniversary of its counterfeit, the CCP is announcing that it will brook no challenge to its authority over the next reincarnation: that of the Dalai Lama.
Tai Ji Men, from Acquittal to Confiscation: A Study in Due Process and Economic Justice
For ten years, international scholars and human rights activists have advocated for solving the Tai Ji Men case. It remains an unresolved injustice.
The Politics of Apostasy: Defaming Religious Liberty
In a provocative new book, Mirjam van Schaik argues that the real problem today is not “defaming religion” but “defaming freedom of religion or belief”.