An initiative of Father Benedict Kiely, it reminds the world that Christians are the most persecuted minority internationally.
Marco Respinti
China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy in Italy Escalates to Insulting Media
Chinese diplomats have broken all rules of diplomacy. For how long should we tolerate this outrageous behavior?
Tai Ji Men: When Spiritual Force Resists Material Violence
Who are the “Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”? Sometimes, they are victims of democratic states, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates.
How Chinese Propaganda Colonized Italian Media
Finally, after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and the corresponding Chinese reaction, somebody reacted. But it was too little too late.
After Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan: Where Do We Go from Here?
The visit and the CCP’s reaction, with the Chinese Ambassador to France predicting that all Taiwanese will need “re-education,” may help the cause of human rights in China. But a follow-up is needed.
Nury Turkel’s “No Escape”: Yes, There is a Genocide of the Uyghurs
In his autobiographical book, USCIRF’s chair combines scholarship and personal memories to paint a dreadful scenario.
Shahbaz Bhatti: A Public Park Is Named After Him in Canada
The Catholic martyr of Islamic ultra-fundamentalist terrorism is honored by the city of Brampton. His process of canonization continues.
“O Timeless Youth, O Ever Renewed Hope:” A Poem for Tai Ji Men
Controlling the youth is a common feature of all totalitarian regimes. To show it is a real democracy, Taiwan should solve the Tai Ji Men case.
True Friendship, Peace, and the Tai Ji Men Case
Tai Ji Men is the living testimony that friendship can be a problem-solving tool at both domestic and international levels. A 12th-century Cistercian monk taught it already.
A Call for Sanctions to Stop Anti-Uyghur Brutality in Xinjiang
Campaign for Uyghurs, the Uyghur Human Rights Project, the World Uyghur Congress, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation call for the use of the Global Magnitsky Act.
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.