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 An article already published in Bitter Winter on May 25th, 2023. The poster of the...
Freedom of the Press and Religious Liberty: Two Sides of The Same Coin
How Article 19 and Article 18 (UDHR) are connected. And why journalists and faith communities need each other by Peter Zoehrer* *A paper presented at the webinar “Mobilizing the Media for Tai Ji Men and Other FoRB cases,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights...
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...
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,”...