Massimo Introvigne

Anti-Religious Bounty Hunters in Guangzhou: The Full Story

Last week, AsiaNews reported on cash rewards offered in the city of Guangzhou to “modern-day Judas” denouncing to the police illegal religious activities. Other media also discussed the Guangzhou reward policy. ...

2019-04-062024-07-27

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The List of the Xie Jiao, a Tool of Religious Persecution

Hong Kong scholar Edward Irons explains the historical roots of the proscription of certain groups as xie jiao (heterodox teachings), and how being ...

2018-11-112019-10-16

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The Most Persecuted Religious Movement in China: What is The Church of Almighty God?

The Church of Almighty God has replaced Falun Gong as the main target of Chinese religious persecution. Here is the essential information on ...

2018-10-282018-10-26

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A Letter From Phnom Penh: Why Most Chinese Tourists Do Not Visit The Killing Fields?

1,2 million Chinese visit Cambodia every year. However, most of them follow a different itinerary from Western visitors and avoid the “killing fields” ...

2018-10-252024-07-29

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Should We Use The G Word? Chinese Persecution and Genocide

A school transformed into a “transformation through education” camp for Uyghurs International scholars start asking the question whether what China is doing to ...

2018-10-182018-10-26

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Fake News That “The Church Of Almighty God Is Anti-Family” Debunked By Italian Courts

Two Italian court decisions quote scholarly studies to reject the fake news depicting The Church of Almighty God as “against the family.” ...

2018-10-162024-07-29

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The African Inquisition: How Ccp Censors News About Religious Persecution Abroad

An article in Foreign Policy lifts the veil on how China uses its economic influence to prevent foreign media from reporting about religious ...

2018-10-082024-07-29

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If Your Religion Is A Xie Jiao, You Go To Jail – But What Is A Xie Jiao?

Since the late Ming era, China has used xie jiao to designate religious movements the government does not like. Their repression has always been ...

2018-09-042024-07-29

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【Lecture by Kim Tae San】on persecution of religion and the human rights of refugees

Materials from the international conference of October 23, 2017, Seoul, Korea Most of the countries that still experience Communist regimes are struggling under ...

2018-08-222018-10-16

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Re-analyzing the McDonald’s Murder With Gatekeeping Theory

From July 15 to 21, 2018, the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology hosted by the International Sociological Association, was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Canada. This congress focused on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. ...

2018-08-112018-10-16

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