In the case of Ahmadis, the Pakistani government may not be the solution—in fact, it is the problem.
Marco Respinti
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.
The Kafkaesque Case of Tai Ji Men
We can all understand, without justifying it, episodes of corruption. But it is the blatant capsizing of reality that bewilders the world in face of the non-justice inflicted on Tai Ji Men for almost thirty years.
China Manipulates Archaeology to Claim the Land of the Uyghurs
Archeological findings at the Buddhist Mo’er Temple Site near Kashgar are falsely presented as evidence that “Xinjiang was always Chinese.”
President Meloni, Where Does Italy Stand on Chinese Crimes Against Humanity?
During the PM’s visit to China promoting Italian economy and industry, not a single public word on the crimes of President Xi’s regime has been heard. An open letter.
Ahmadis at Jalsa Salana UK 2024: Peace in Europe, Blood in Pakistan
The annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at was a feast of peaceful families and sincere faith. In Pakistan, however, persecution continues.
A Crucial International Religious Freedom Conference in Tokyo: The First Time in Japan
Even democracies are not always a safe harbor for religious groups. The case of Japan, whose relationship with faiths is complex and sometimes puzzling, 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.