Calling for a Solution of the Tai Ji Men Case
Tai Ji Men was among the victims of the 1996 crackdown on those religious movements that were accused of not having supported the ruling party in the presidential elections, the last act of Taiwan’s post-authoritarian repression of independent spiritual groups. While...
The Tai Ji Men Case at the CESNUR 2022 Conference
Scholars and dizi presented papers on different angles of the 25-year-old case at Quebec City’s Université Laval by Massimo Introvigne An article already published in Bitter Winter on July 6th, 2022. Dr Hong Tao-Tze’s video message to the conference...
The Tai Ji Men Case: A Test for Taiwan’s Compliance with the Two Covenants
By Massimo Introvigne (The European Times, Special FORB Edition, June/July 2022, p. 1 and 10-11). The European Union is increasing its cooperation with Taiwan. It is an essential economic partner, particularly (but not only) in the field of semiconductors. It is also...
Human and Humane Ecology: Where Tolkien Meets Tai Ji Men
Could the harmony reigning among Tai Ji Men dizi be the reason bureaucrats persecute it? The answer may lie in a literary myth. by Marco Respinti *A paper presented at the webinar “A Good Environment for Tai Ji Men,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without...