Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist and intellectual property consultant.

He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements.

Introvigne is the author of tens of books and articles in the field of sociology of religion.

He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy).

He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion.

He is also a consultant on intellectual property rights.

From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co.operation in Europe (OSCE).

In June 2012, he was appointed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as chairperson of the newly instituted Observatory of Religious Liberty, created by the Ministry in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.

Human rights in China are a highly contested topic, on which the government of the People's Republic of China and various foreign governments and human rights organizations have often disagreed.

PRC authorities, their supporters, and other proponents claim that existing policies and enforcement measures are sufficient to guard against human rights abuses.

However, other countries and their authorities (such as the United States Department of State, Canada, among others), international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as Human Rights in China and Amnesty International, and citizens, lawyers, and dissidents inside the country, state that the authorities in mainland China regularly sanction or organize such abuses.

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information.

The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete work.

Religion is a cultural system of behaviors and practices, world views, sacred texts, holy places, ethics, and societal organisation that relate humanity to what an anthropologist has called "an order of existence".

Different religions may or may not contain various elements, ranging from the "divine", "sacred things", "faith", a "supernatural being or supernatural beings" or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life.".