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Religious Freedom in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan. 4. The Tai Ji Men Case
Tai Ji Men was another victim of the 1996 purge targeting spiritual movements. The peculiarity of its case is that it has not been solved to this date.
Religious Freedom in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan. 3. The 1996 Purge Against “Dissident” Spiritual Movements
In 1996, spiritual movements that had not supported the Kuomintang candidate in that year’s presidential elections were raided and persecuted.
Religious Freedom in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan. 2. Authoritarian Regime and Democratic Transformation
Democracy, as everywhere, came gradually. So did religious liberty, which had been severely limited during the Martial Law period.
Religious Freedom in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan. 1. Transitional Justice and Human Rights
Moving from Martial Law towards democracy, Taiwan was in need of transitional justice. Did it fully come?
Women of Tai Ji Men: Bravery, Conscience, Resilience
Some women are hurt by private perpetrators. Others have to resist the violence of the state, as it happens in the Tai Ji Men case.
Women, Religious Liberty, and Persecution: From Kimpa Vita to Tai Ji Men
Some women were burned at stake for their spiritual message. Others were “just” persecuted, such as the women of Tai Ji Men.
Women Worldwide Follow Their Conscience and Practise Their Faith—Whatever the Injustice
Cases of bloody persecution from Iran, Russia, and China show how brave women persecuted for their beliefs can be. Female Tai Ji Men dizi are equally brave.
Spirituality and Fights for Women’s Rights: From Spiritualist Suffragettes to Tai Ji Men Dizi
The connections between women’s rights and religious movements are not coincidental. Since the 19th century, spiritual movements have supported the fight for women’s equal rights.
Voices of Courage: Women’s Resilience in the Fight for Justice
We continue to learn from exemplary women such as Rosa Parks and Tai Ji Men champions of justice Madam Yu Mei-Jung and Mrs. Huang.
Calling for a Solution of the Tai Ji Men Case
We join Tai Ji Men in respectfully asking the government of Taiwan, whose commitment to democracy in a region plagued by non-democratic regimes we appreciate and applaud, to return through a political act the confiscated sacred land to Tai Ji Men and publicly confirm that, as Taiwan’s Supreme Court stated, they never violated the law nor evaded taxes.
It would be a small step for Taiwan’s government, but a crucial one to tell the world Taiwan is truly committed to freedom of religion or belief and to the protection of religious and spiritual minorities that were once persecuted by its authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes.
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“The Tai Ji Men Case” web site is a project by Action Alliance to Redress 1219 whose aim is to collect and put at the readers’ easy disposal articles, documents, and videos—from academic studies to magazine articles—about the case of Tai Ji Men, a mempai (similar to a school) of qigong, martial arts, and self-cultivation headquartered in Taiwan, which has been victim of discrimination and persecution in its home country since 1996, and whose street protests have generated widespread international protests. Here you can find an exhaustive chronology of the case.
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