The 8th Congress of the major organization of the Uyghur diaspora elected a new leadership. Its task is now more important and difficult than ever.
Marco Respinti
President Mattarella’s Visit to Beijing: Another Chapter in Italy’s Capitulation to China?
No word that we know of was uttered on human rights and religious liberty. Meanwhile, Beijing continues its propaganda and infiltration in Italy.
Cheng Peiming: Organ Harvesting Survivor Slandered in China and Threatened in the US
The press conferences of the Falun Gong practitioner mightily disturbed the CCP. It launched a slander campaign in China and tried to harass Cheng even in the US.
The “Two Covenants” Should Return One: They Should Also Protect Tai Ji Men in Taiwan
The UN should revisit its treatment of freedom of religion or belief and its watching procedures over all states, members and non-members.
A Reflection on Jammu and Kashmir Elections: Will Kashmiri Pandits Finally Find Peace?
The elections of the Legislative Assembly of this divided and tormented region were not just about choosing representatives but reclaiming peace and inclusivity.
Police Itself Resorts to Illegal Violence Against Ahmadis in Pakistan
In the case of Ahmadis, the Pakistani government may not be the solution—in fact, it is the problem.
Beijing’s Transnational Repression of Dissidents: From Bad to Worse
The chilling story of a Uyghur reporter exiled in the US is the sad tip of a shivering iceberg.
Tai Ji Men and the UN Agenda 2030
Peace through justice is the first goal for a sustainable world. The U.N. and democratic states themselves are often weak in pursuing it, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates.
China’s “Polar Silk Road.” 2. A Threat to Freedom, Ecology, and Human Rights
The Chinese pursuit of its geopolitical interests in the Arctic threatens academic freedom, the environment, and the rights of the indigenous people.
China’s “Polar Silk Road.” 1. How Beijing Expands in the Arctic
Beijing’ growing interest in the Arctic poses new threats to the world. It is the result of a long-term strategy and a cooperation with Russia.
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.