Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

NEWS FROM CHINA

Fujian: Police Mobilized to Demolish Village‑Funded Temple, Several Injured
Yet another demolition sparks public outrage and police brutality.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD

Shinangchon: The Proposed Korean Anti-Cult Law and the Sudden Targeting of a Peaceful Community
The new policy offers the anti-cultists an opportunity for a vendetta against one of the remnants of the Olive Tree, one of their main enemies in the 20th century.
Click on a region on the map to find local news
Use the scroll bar to view the entire map
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur vs Uyghur Restaurants–Or in Favor of Them?
Uyghur food is a bridge to introduce and protect Uyghur culture. But the eateries should not humor Beijing in their language and symbols.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
IMboni iNkosi YamaKhosi oMoya uZwi Lezwe Radebe and the Revival of African Indigenous Spirituality
The founder of The Revelation Spiritual Home presents a unique approach to a notoriously elusive category.
FEATURED CHINA
When Marx Meets the Dragon Vein: The Return of Feng Shui in the Chinese Communist Party
In Xi’s China, even atheism has good Feng Shui—as long as the state is the only geomancer in town.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
“Secrets in Contact”: When Secrets Become Bridges
A welcome antidote to modern “secretophobia,” even if its final chapter stumbles into the very polemics the rest of the book transcends.
OP-EDS CHINA
A Tale of Two Hostage-Takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs
Who, in fact, set the example for hostage‑taking—Donald Trump or Xi Jinping? A Uyghur journalist’s opinion.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
Russia Calls Patriarch Bartholomew “Antichrist in a Cassock”
Russian Intelligence now presents itself as the ultimate arbiter of orthodoxy and theology.
INTERVIEWS

Japan, Misunderstanding the Unification Church: An Interview with Masumi Fukuda
A candid account of the path that led a non-religious journalist to uncover inconvenient truths about the anti-cult campaigns following Shinzo Abe’s assassination.
DOCUMENT AND TRANSLATIONS

マザー・ハンの事件:迫害、ライオン、そして小さな男
韓国において教会を迫害し、無実の指導者を投獄する者たち以上に酷いのは、その迫害を拍手喝采する人々の存在である。






