Guo Jian’s Arrest: Unveiling China’s Influence Operations
In 2017, in the hillside town of Dharamshala, India, Guo Jian quietly took notes as Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile, addressed a gathering of pro-democracy activists. China’s repressive policies toward Tibet were the focus. Guo, a naturalized German citizen then aged 36, wore glasses, a traditional white Continue Reading
Justice for Vissarion: Cult Leader Sentenced in Siberia
Krasnoyarsk Region, Siberia – In the forested vastness of southern Siberia, security forces descended on the “City of the Sun” in September 2020, ending the decades-long reign of a self-declared messiah. This week, nearly five years on, justice caught up with him. Sergei Torop – better known as Vissarion, the Continue Reading
