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.
Religious Liberty
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”.
Sacred Groves Unbuilt: The Significance of Miaoli in Light of the Tai Ji Men Case
Since 2020, Tai Ji Men has been barred from their sacred land with arbitrary rulings. What significance does this seized, unattended land show for scholars of religion?
A Prayer for the Chinese Church: Seven Years After the Early Rain Case
On December 9, 2018, the Chinese Communist Party believed it had destroyed Pastor Wang Yi’s church. In fact, a powerful movement of prayer started that day.
Blasphemy on Prime Time TV: “Case No. 9” Dares to Show Pakistan’s Darkest Truth
A popular television series confronts viewers with the forbidden theme of false accusations of blasphemy and the risk of being lynched by mobs.
Human Rights Day: Tai Ji Men and the Poetry of Resilience
Legal scholar and poet Charilaos Nikolaidis argues that human rights embody beauty, not justice only. Tai Ji Men Shifu and dizi offer a living example of this beauty.
China Detains Respected Tibetan Educator Dorje Tenzin, Closes His School
The latest blow in the campaign to erase Tibetan religion and identity shutters one of Golog’s few independent Tibetan-language schools.
Victoria, Australia, Inquiry on “Cults”: Moral Panics About “Cults” on Campuses
Australian universities’ warning students about “cults” may end up making them more dangerous for anyone who identifies with a religion.