By Alessandro Amicarelli — When I first wrote about the case of Konstantin Rudnev in Argentina, I described it as an extraordinary example of prosecutorial overreach, a proceeding driven more by imagination than by evidence. At that time, I emphasized the misuse of pretrial detention, the construction of a trafficking narrative connected to a “cult” but unsupported by facts, and the institutional mistreatment inflicted on a young woman, E., whose vulnerability was transformed into the cornerstone of an accusation that collapsed the moment one examined the record.

By Marco Respinti — For fourteen months, the life of Konstantin Rudnev unfolded behind the walls of Rawson, Argentina’s most remote maximum‑security prison. Fourteen months without a conviction. Fourteen months without a trial. Fourteen months during which the Constitution seemed to apply to everyone except him. His case, as The European Times has documented, became a troubling example of how prosecutorial narratives can override judicial orders, medical evidence, and basic human rights.

By Alessandro Amicarelli — For years, I have defended individuals and communities targeted by states that see danger where none exists. Still, the case of Konstantin Rudnev in Argentina stands out—even after all I have seen—as an extraordinary instance of prosecutorial imagination. Rudnev remains in jail today despite three separate judicial orders, each converting his detention into house arrest. Three times judges have ruled he shouldn’t be in prison; three times the orders were ignored.

We are pleased to receive and publish the report sent to us by the Italian Falun Dafa Association on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) transnational repression against Falun Gong. FOB has on several occasions addressed the dire situation faced by Falun Gong practitioners (and others) in China, who are victims of abuse, arbitrary detention, killings and forced organ harvesting. The issue had also come to the attention of the European Parliament, which, in a resolution dated 18 January 2024, took a stand against the persecution of Falun Gong in China.