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Peace for Tai Ji Men Means Peace for All Taiwan

Peace is the most important expression of human sociality, and always goes hand in hand with justice. Peace in Taiwan needs a solution of the Tai Ji Men case. by Marco Respinti* *Conclusions of the International webinar “Will Tai Ji Men Finally Be Allowed to Live in Peace?” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without … Read more

Living Together in Peace and the Tai Ji Men Case

On U.N. International Day of Living Together in Peace, scholars and human rights activists called for acknowledging injustice and restoring justice for Tai Ji Men. by Daniela Bovolenta On May 16, 2023, United Nations International Day of Living Together in Peace, CESNUR and the Brussels-based NGO Human Rights Without Frontiers co-organized one of their bi-monthly … Read more

Black Magic, False “Victims,” and “Religious Fraud”: Parallels Between the Cases of the Unification Church in Japan and Tai Ji Men in Taiwan

While certain features of criticism against “cults” are international, others are typical of the Sinosphere and are present in both cases. by Rosita Šorytė* *A paper presented at the third international ISFORB conference “Secular States Struggling with Freedom of Religion and Belief,” Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, May 4–5, 2023. I always considered Taiwan and Japan … Read more

The Power of the Media and the Tai Ji Men Case

A look at the 2010 movie “The Book of Eli” offers the opportunity for indicting media who did not fully perform their duty in the long-lasting Tai Ji Men case. by Marco Respinti* *Conclusions of the webinar “Mobilizing the Media for Tai Ji Men and Other FoRB Cases,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without … Read more

Tai Ji Men in Leuven: Dizi Sing, Speak, and Present Their Case in a Leading Academic Conference

Belgium’s academic capital hosts an important yearly conference on freedom of religion and belief. Tai Ji Men dizi were there. by Massimo Introvigne The different universities in Leuven, which has been Belgium’s academic capital since the 15th century, have often hosted concerts, but May 2023 might have been the first time when the notes of … Read more

Mobilizing the Media for the Tai Ji Men Case

After Word Press Freedom Day, journalists and other experts discussed in a webinar the shortcomings of media coverage of religious liberty issues, including in the case of Tai Ji Men. by Daniela Bovolenta On May 8, 2023, after the United Nations World Press Freedom Day of May 4, CESNUR and the Brussels-based NGO Human Rights … Read more