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The Crisis of Religious Freedom in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan: A Personal Testimony
The Sword Dance and the Phoenix Dance represent a struggle for justice and peace that strongly resonates with Tai Ji Men’s experience of persecution.
More than a Tax Issue: The Tai Ji Men Case in Taiwan
A summary and legal analysis of a case that will not be resolved unless it is finally understood that it concerns freedom of religion or belief, not just taxes.
Western Scholars, Religious Liberty in Taiwan, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Scholars have produced more than 600 texts about the issue in a few years. It is a unique phenomenon that deserves to be studied.
July 13: Bastille Day for the Tai Ji Men Case
While problems remain, the scope of the great 2007 victory and the dedication of those who obtained it should be publicly and solemnly celebrated.
Freedom of Religion or Belief, the General Comment No. 22, and Taiwan
The “cornerstone of interpretation” of the ICCPR provisions on FoRB is a document that Taiwanese authorities should also respect.
Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Cornerstone of the UN Human Rights Covenants
Those who drafted the human rights treaties regarded FoRB as essential to their integrity—something Taiwan cannot ignore.
The Tai Ji Men Case: A Violation of Logic and Law
The Supreme Court of a democratic country like Taiwan is the ultimate voice of justice. Yet, the National Taxation Bureau (NTB) ignored its ruling while pretending to act democratically.
The Kafkaesque World of the Tai Ji Men Case
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of Kafka’s “The Trial.” This book’s essence resonates profoundly with the experience of Tai Ji Men. by Massimo Introvigne*...
How Personal Choices Shape the Fate of Spiritual Movements: The World Teacher and the Tai Ji Men Case
Two fascinating examples of how spiritual ideas, the expectations of different groups, and individual choices intertwine.
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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