TAIWAN: UN International Day of Friendship and the Tai Ji Men case
UN International Day of Friendship and the Tai Ji Men case HRWF (31.07.2021) – On 31 July, Tai Ji Men, an ancient school of Qigong, martial art and self-cultivation in Taiwan, commemorated the UN International Day of Friendship by co-organizing...
Tai Ji Men: When Spiritual Force Resists Material Violence
Who are the “Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”? Sometimes, they are victims of democratic states, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates. by Marco Respinti* *A paper presented at the webinar “The Violent Crackdown on Tai Ji Men, 1996–2022,”...
Slander and Violence Against Tai Ji Men
In recent cases, victims of religious discrimination are falsely presented as if they were the guilty parties. It is the same strategy used in 1996 against Tai Ji Men. by Massimo Introvigne* *A paper presented at the webinar “The Violent Crackdown on Tai Ji Men...
Three Types of Violence Against Tai Ji Men
Verbal violence prepares administrative violence. Physical violence is never far away. by Karolina Maria Hess* *Introduction to the webinar “The Violent Crackdown on Tai Ji Men 1996–2022,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on August 22, 2022,...