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Separating Tai Ji Men Facts From False Opinions
The proper role of media is to report incidents as they are and furnish a handbook of criteria to situate them in space and time. All the rest is useless and dangerous.
Freedom of the Press as an Element of Freedom of Belief
History teaches us that the media can either be allies in the fight for rights or pose a grave danger to religious freedom. It depends on whether they are truly free from pressures, individual interests, and manipulation.
Media as Friends and Foes of FoRB—and the Tai Ji Men Case
Freedom of expression is a fundamental right for both individuals and the media. But it is not unlimited and does not protect defamation and slander.
Tai Ji Men Case, FoRB Problems in Japan, France, Discussed in Leuven
At an international religious liberty conference, panelists insisted that different incidents are not isolated but should be confronted in a comparative perspective.
The Anti-Religious, Anti-Cult, and Anti-Tai-Ji-Men Bias in the Media
The Tai Ji Men case is a perfect example of how several media are prejudiced against spiritual movements and would easily believe lies about them.
Taiwan, France, Japan: Roots and Consequences of an Anti-Cult Ideology
Some had predicted the demise of religion in the Global West after the end of the Cold War. It did not happen—which caused harsh reactions.
How Can We Solve the Tai Ji Men Case?
Those who argue that solving the long-lasting case (whose injustice is demonstrated by the tragedy of the Swiss Mountain Villa) is now legally impossible are wrong.
Discrimination in a Democratic Country: The Tai Ji Men Case in Taiwan
The harassment of a peaceful and benevolent group by Taiwanese authorities proves that human rights problems also exist in countries reputed for their democratic development.
Peace is the Work of Justice: Peace Education and the Tai Ji Men Case
An international webinar insisted on the indissoluble link between peace and justice and on how this principle was violated in the case of Tai Ji Men.
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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