Two poignant verses from rocker Ronnie James Dio’s masterpiece “Stargazer” offer a comment to the failure of a recent Chinese launch of communication satellites.
Op-eds China
Hong Kong: Why We Should Stand with Gregory Wong
Do not believe the Chinese media (or Wikipedia). The popular actor has been sentenced to a long jail term because he is pro-democracy, not because he is violent.
Abidin Damollam: 96-year-old Uyghur Cleric Dies in Jail
The imprisonment, death, and denial of a proper funeral to the respected leader confirm how life is like in an “occupied” region.
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.
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.
Uyghurs Continue to Oppose “Genocide Tours” to Xinjiang
American and European travel companies should not directly or indirectly support a genocidal regime, Rushan Abbas told “Bitter Winter.”
Spain: Pro-China Lobby Against the International Religious Freedom Summit
An article by an academic in one of the main Spanish newspapers spreads Chinese propaganda and creates a scandal—until you realize it’s an advertorial.
China Finds a “Useful Idiot” in Trinidad: Sheikh Imran Hussein
Two Uyghur activists write to a Caribbean Islamic preacher who claimed that the Uyghur genocide is an invention of the CIA.
The New Regulations for Religions in Xinjiang: Part of a Wider Campaign Against Religion
An Indian academic looks at the meaning, impact, and danger of the new rules.