Second part of “Bitter Winter” exclusive report on Tibetans enlisted in Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army. There are various reasons why China recruits them.
Marco Respinti
Tibetan Soldiers in the Chinese Army. 1. The Context
“Bitter Winter” exclusive report on Tibetans enlisted in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. But first, we should understand the area’s geography and geopolitics.
2024 in Italy: Year of the Red Dragon?
While Italy is called to preside over the most advanced economies of the world, the CCP continues targeting it as one of its most important centers of operation.
China’s Silence on the Persecution of Falun Gong—and the United Nations’ Silence on China’s Silence
The Society of Threatened People urges the UN Human Rights Council to hold the People’s Republic of China accountable for its crimes. And it is time for wrapping up the 2024 UPR China report too.
Whatsoever Ye Would That Men Should Do to You, Do Ye Even So to Tai Ji Men
If observed and implemented, the “Golden Rule” is a sufficient guarantee for true justice. Tai Ji Men tries to observe it. We ask its persecutors to do the same.
The Catholic Church in China, AD 2024: A Tale of Two Sinicizations and Two Dragons
This year is full of symbolism, anniversaries, and deadlines. It can mark the beginning of the end of the Catholic Church in China—or the end of the beginning.
Whatever Happened to China’s 2024 Universal Periodic Review?
A hodgepodge of technicalities at Geneva’s Human Rights Council is already resulting in nothing. This is how the United Nations functions in 2024.
Murder of Sindh Activist Hidayatullah Lohar in Pakistan Calls for International Reaction
A political assassination came in an unbearable climate of constant persecution.
Hindus as Targets in Pakistan: A Report
In a country of institutionalized religious persecution, Hindus continue to pay a heavy price. “Bitter Winter” collected several testimonies.
Superman, Tai Ji Men, and the Long Shadow of the 228 Incident
Decades ago, Kuomintang lost a great occasion to promote real democracy and true justice, casting its dark shadow on the future. The Tai Ji men case shows it all too well.
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.