Anticipated by simpler versions in “Bitter Winter,” ten research papers will be published in the September issue of “The Journal of CESNUR”
Religious Liberty
The Unification Church Case in Japan: A Scholar Confronts a Society That No Longer Listens
Masaki Nakamasa reflects on how Japan reached a moment where a religious corporation can be dissolved without a real public debate
CCP Scholar: China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Moves from Administration to Assimilation
A Party School teacher’s commentary in the “Beijing Daily” reveals how the statute formalizes assimilation of minorities as state doctrine.
A Visit to the Seoul Detention Center and the Difficult Path of Religious Liberty in Korea
August days of prayer and testimony—and the fragile dignity of a ninety‑five‑year‑old man.
The August 4, 2008, Semen Road Uyghur Attack: Was It Really “Terrorism”?
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, two young men killed 17 Chinese soldiers in Kashgar. An alternative view of the incident by a Uyghur dissident.
China’s Transnational Anti-Uyghur Strategy: New Research by Zenz and Tohti
A detailed analysis shows how transnational control strategies silence researchers and fracture diaspora communities with longterm consequences.
The Rudnev Series: 10. “If It Bleeds, It Sells”: Western Media vs. Rudnev
Russian propaganda sources and, later, Argentinian prosecutors’ press releases largely dominated the coverage of the Rudnev case.
China’s Ethnic Unity Law: Uyghurs in the Diaspora Already See Its Effects
Signs of the law’s rapid (and transnational) enforcement are deeply concerning.
The Rudnev Series: 9. Manufacturing Monsters: Russian Media and the Rudnev Case
How the Russian state and opposition media both manufactured the image of Konstantin Rudnev as a “cult monster.”
The Rudnev Series: 8. The Anti-Cult Movement, Alexander Dvorkin, and Konstantin Rudnev
How Russian anti-cult activism, led by Alexander Dvorkin and supported by the Orthodox Church, shaped a long and successful slander campaign.