Russian propaganda sources and, later, Argentinian prosecutors’ press releases largely dominated the coverage of the Rudnev case.
Marco Respinti
China’s Export Offensive Turns Europe into a Dumping Ground
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.
Is the Tibetan Cause Fading from the World’s Attention?
The tragedy of Lobga Rangzen is a reminder of how easily unresolved questions can fade from international discourse without ever truly being resolved.
Tai Ji Men as the Lady Godiva of Taiwan
A classical story of power and lust, self-sacrifice and repentance, illuminates reality with the immortal power of myth. May Tai Ji Men soon see the day of its fulfillment.
Reactions Mount Against the New Chinese Law on Ethnic Unity
The title of the new law, which came into force on July 1, 2026, invokes unity and progress, but it is just another form of crackdown.
The Tai Ji Men Case Discussed at the 8th Annual EASSSR Conference in Kaohsiung
The East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion met at Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum from July 1 to 4.
“Cult” Controversies in Asia: Democratic Neutrality, Delegitimization and the Erosion of Religious Liberty
From Mainland China, Japan, and Korea to the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan, different categories of actors operate to reduce freedom of religion or belief.
The Chinese Communist Party Teaches Tibetan Buddhism to Tibetan Buddhists
In yet another ridiculous attempt to rewrite history for propaganda purposes, Beijing fakes the origin of Buddhist teachings and belittles India.
“Sobre la democracia”: la imaginación democrática de Konstantin Rudnev.
Una reflexión sobre ideas políticas no convencionales que han sido tergiversadas durante años.
“On Democracy”: The Democratic Imagination of Konstantin Rudnev
A reflection on unconventional political views misrepresented for years.
Marco Respinti
Marco Respinti is an Italian professional journalist, member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), author, translator, and lecturer. He has contributed and contributes to several journals and magazines both in print and online, both in Italy and abroad. Author of books and chapter in books, he has translated and/or edited works by, among others, Edmund Burke, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, Russell Kirk, J.R.R. Tolkien, Régine Pernoud and Gustave Thibon. A Senior fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal (a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. educational organization based in Mecosta, Michigan), he is also a founding member as well as a member of the Advisory Council of the Center for European Renewal (a non-profit, non-partisan pan-European educational organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands). A member of the Advisory Council of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief, in December 2022, the Universal Peace Federation bestowed on him, among others, the title of Ambassador of Peace. From February 2018 to December 2022, he has been the Editor-in-Chief of International Family News. He serves as Director-in-Charge of the academic publication The Journal of CESNUR and Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights.