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Father Kolbe, Press Freedom, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Kolbe is remembered for his heroic death in the Nazi camp of Auschwitz. He was there for his defense of freedom of the press and truth, a lesson also relevant for the Tai Ji Men case,
To Taiwan from Friends: Correct Wrongdoings Against Tai Ji Men, Now
How a delegation of Western scholars and observers, led by “Bitter Winter,” CESNUR and HRWF, practiced its own brand of citizen diplomacy in Taiwan.
Police Raids, Media Slander, and the Tai Ji Men Case: Comparing Taiwan with Argentina
Prosecutors who attacked groups stigmatized as “cults” and slandered them through the media have been active in several countries. Their wrongdoings need to be exposed.
Machiavelli, Diplomacy, and Tai Ji Men
A diplomacy without conscience may achieve short-term results, but normally fails in the long run. A citizen diplomacy with conscience is needed to solve the Tai Ji Men case.
A Conscience-Based Citizen Diplomacy to Solve the Tai Ji Men Case
Celebrating the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy, scholars and witnesses from three different continents discussed how the long-lasting case may be finally solved.
Tai Ji Men—and Their Case—Go to Australia
Three academic events offered the opportunity to present the Tai Ji Men case to numerous Australian and international scholars. Young Tai Ji Men dizi (disciples) also offered beautiful performances.
The Right to Know the Truth on the Tai Ji Men Case
The time has come to proclaim the truth on a serious case of blatant violation of freedom of religion or belief.
Truth, Transitional Justice, and the Persecution of Religious and Spiritual Minorities
The victims and the public opinion have a right to know the truth also about the events where groups have been unfairly discriminated as “cults,” as happened in the Tai Ji Men case.
Conscience Education, Spirituality, and Tai Ji Men: An Emic View
Conscience is at the center of Tai Ji Men’s educational project. It is a the core of hundred of international events the group has organized.
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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