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The Nike of Samothrace and Tai Ji Men’s Victories
Dr. Hong received in Italy the Turin Global Peace Award, a statue of the Greek goddess who symbolizes both victory and peace.
Morality, Religious Liberty, and the Tai Ji Men Case Discussed at Reitaku University, Japan
A session at the annual conference of the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion explored how democratic regimes do not always guarantee freedom of religion or belief.
Transitional Justice, Conflicts of Moralities, and Religious Movements in Taiwan
Three “lingering poisons of authoritarianism” prevent the full implementation of transitional justice in Taiwan.
Swords and Taxes: Martial Arts, Morality, and the Tai Jai Men Case, an Emic View
A presentation of the Tai Ji Men case and a personal testimony.
Parliamentarism as a Tool to Solve the Tai Ji Men Case
On United Nations International Day of Parliamentarism, scholars and human rights activists discussed the connection between Parliaments, taxes, and human rights.
Tai Ji Men and the Legislative Yuan One Year After
Scholars met the Presidents of the Legislative Yuan and the Control Yuan one year ago. Will there be a follow-up?
Parliaments, Democracy, and the Tai Ji Men Case
The very reasons that motivated the United Nations to establish an International Day of Parliamentarism call for a solution of the Tai Ji Men case.
The Evolution of Governance: Islamic Shūrā, Parliamentarism, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Parliamentarism and Islamic Shūrā stand out as significant concepts that have shaped democratic and consultative governance systems. These concepts should help solving the Tai Ji Men case.
Advocacy Through Media: The Tai Ji Men Case and Democratic Accountability
The case of Tai Ji Men shows possible abuse of democracy, and how building alliances and mobilizing friendly media can help.
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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