Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

NEWS FROM CHINA

China, Christian Prisoners of Conscience Denied Access to the Bible
The case of the imprisoned leaders of Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church shows that inmates’ right to receive non-illegal reading material does not extend to the Sacred Scripture.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD

Christian Gospel Mission and the Moment Stigma Turned Physical: The Case Reaches the United Nations
A followup submission to the Human Rights Council details how sustained hostility toward CGM members culminated in a violent assault only days after CAPLC’s warning.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
The Hague City Council Bans Pro-Chinese Lantern Festival
Following the aggression against the Lonely Uyghur, the “City of Peace and Justice” severed Beijing’s propaganda arm.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
The Rudnev Case at the United Nations Human Rights Council—Again
CAP-LC and United for Human Rights seek justice for the political and spiritual Russian dissident prosecuted in Argentina with dubious accusations.
FEATURED CHINA
“Unbroken,” by Rushan Abbas: A Uyghur Woman’s Fight for Her People
She played a crucial role in alerting the world to the genocide against the Uyghur. Now, she has told her story in a book.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Gustaf Fjaestad: Theosophy and the Winter Light of the Invisible
A Swedish master whose snow-covered landscapes were shaped as much by Theosophy and spiritual inquiry as by nature itself.
OP-EDS CHINA
“Magnifica Humanitas” and Xi Jinping’s Thought on AI: Same Problem, Different Solutions
A CCP essay and a papal encyclical both warn about AI’s promise and peril, yet their moral universes could not be farther apart.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
Unification Church in Japan: After the Dissolution, the Purge — 1. Anti Heresy Campaigns
How lawyers and religious competitors have pushed Japan toward measures that target believers even after the organization’s dissolution.
INTERVIEWS

South Korea vs Busan’s Segero Church: The Prosecution of Associate Pastor Kim
After the arrest and release of Pastor Son Hyun-bo, authorities now target another Segero pastor for leading a prayer: an exclusive interview with the accused minister.
DOCUMENT AND TRANSLATIONS

Transnational Discrimination Against Shincheonji: A Written Statement at the UN Human Rights Council
Submitted by CAP LC and United for Human Rights on May 23, 2026.






