The Tai Ji Men Tax Case: Enter the Administrative Enforcement Agency

The Tai Ji Men Tax Case: Enter the Administrative Enforcement Agency

It was not only about the National Tax Bureau. Other bureaucrats also violated the law, and played a key role in the persecution of the Taiwanese movement. by Massimo Introvigne An article already published in Bitter Winter on May 25th, 2021. Tai Ji Men protests in...
The Tai Ji Men Case: A Personal Testimony

The Tai Ji Men Case: A Personal Testimony

An intimate recollection of twenty-five years of hopes, disappointment, and “peaceful and rational” protests. by Chuck Chen* *A paper presented at the Webinar “Protest, Conscience, and Human Rights: International Perspectives on the Tai Ji Men Case,” April...
Human Rights Violations in the Tai Ji Men Case

Human Rights Violations in the Tai Ji Men Case

That the rights of the defendants were violated is obvious. Yet, no effective remedies  appear to exist. by Tsai Cheng-An* *A paper presented at the Webinar “Protest, Conscience, and Human Rights: International Perspectives on the Tai Ji Men Case,” April 6, 2021....
Taxes and Religious Minorities in Italy and Taiwan: A Comparison

Taxes and Religious Minorities in Italy and Taiwan: A Comparison

Repressing movements labeled as “cults,” including through a misuse of taxes, and denying tax justice also happens in Italy. But more remedies exist there. by PierLuigi Zoccatelli* *A paper presented at the Webinar “Protest, Conscience, and Human Rights: International...
“Protest, Conscience, and Human Rights” Discussed in a Webinar

“Protest, Conscience, and Human Rights” Discussed in a Webinar

CESNUR’s and Human Rights Without Frontiers’ monthly webinar on the questions raised by the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan honored the International Day of Conscience, exploring how conscience can affect the future of a nation and its people. by Marco Respinti An...