Bitter Winter

August days of prayer and testimony—and the fragile dignity of a ninety‑five‑year‑old man.

On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, two young men killed 17 Chinese soldiers in Kashgar. An alternative view of the incident by a Uyghur dissident.

A Spanish painter celebrated across Europe sought in Theosophy a spiritual grammar capable of transforming the Ten Commandments into a metaphysical journey.

A detailed analysis shows how transnational control strategies silence researchers and fracture diaspora communities with longterm consequences.

The U.S. Congress faces a decisive choice as forced-labor law expands into areas once considered protected belief and voluntary religious life.

Russian propaganda sources and, later, Argentinian prosecutors’ press releases largely dominated the coverage of the Rudnev case.

Signs of the law’s rapid (and transnational) enforcement are deeply concerning.

How the Russian state and opposition media both manufactured the image of Konstantin Rudnev as a “cult monster.”

A soaring trade imbalance, currency manipulation, and massive subsidies reveal how Beijing bends global rules while dismissing European concerns on fairness, security, and human rights.

How Russian anti-cult activism, led by Alexander Dvorkin and supported by the Orthodox Church, shaped a long and successful slander campaign.