Over 300 believers were arrested in October and November, as local authorities launched new crackdown campaigns against this Chinese Christian new religious movement.
New Unified Arrest Operations Target The Church of Almighty God
More Crosses Toppled from Christian Venues
For over two years now, CCP implements a comprehensive nationwide campaign to remove religious symbols from places of worship, documented here with exclusive pictures.
Catholic Churches Suppressed and Secularized Nationwide
Although Catholics who refuse to join the Patriotic Church bear the brunt of persecution, state-run venues are also increasingly abused.
Something New in Bitter Winter from December 1
Our magazine, while continuing its coverage of China, will open a new section with news and comments on worldwide religious liberty issues. We need your support.
News From the World
Uttar Pradesh, India: State Tries to Prevent Muslim Romeos from Marrying Hindu Juliets
A new law, based on the myth that Muslims are waging a “love jihad,” may also affect Christians and members of other minorities.
Testimonies
CAG Members Tortured in Xinjiang’s Internment Camps
Members of banned religious groups are often detained in transformation through education camps. Three Church of Almighty God believers tell their stories.
The CCP Cuts the Number of Churches Through Mergers
To prevent people from worshiping close to their homes, authorities across China close state-run Protestant venues and force believers to attend other churches.
Religious Funerals Dispersed, Cemeteries Desecrated
The CCP bans all religious rites and traditions during funerals and threatens to punish local officials who allow them.
House Churches Are Pushed to the Brink of Extinction
Unregistered Protestant venues are monitored by plainclothes police officers and residential communities’ managers before their churches are raided and closed.
Op-eds
Tackling the Behemoth of China: Is The World Waking Up?
It’s not the U.S. only. From Canada to Europe, politicians and security experts urge actions against China’s human rights violations and dreams of global dominance.
How the CCP Manipulated the “War on Terror” for Its Own “War on the Uyghurs”
A new book by anthropologist Sean Roberts sheds light upon how the West naively accepted for decades the idea that atrocities in Xinjiang were justified by a “terrorist threat.”
Interviews
In Xinjiang, a Roll Call of Disappearances and Extrajudicial Incarcerations
Three who lost their loved ones tell their stories to Bitter Winter. Now, even being a member of CCP is not enough to escape detention if you are a Uyghur or Kazakh attached to your culture.
From Prisoner to (Provisional) Refugee: The Story of Bagashar Malik
Another ethnic Kazakh who escaped arrest in Xinjiang obtains temporary asylum in Kazakhstan, and tells his story to Bitter Winter.
Featured
How the CCP Moves Against Academic Freedom—in Western Countries
Beijing’s stranglehold on free speech, not only at home, but increasingly across the globe, is alarming academics in the free world.
Documents
New Rules Regarding Foreign Religious Activities in China
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on the Administration of Foreign Religious Activities in the People’s Republic of China (Revised Draft)
The Xinjiang Decision Against 18 Jehovah’s Witnesses—English Translation
Bitter Winter publishes the core part of the decision of the Korla City People’s Court dated June 30, 2020. For the background, see our relevant article.
Stop Uyghur Genocide: An Appeal by Religious Leaders in Support of the Uyghurs
As religious leaders and leaders of belief-based communities, we come together to affirm human dignity for all by highlighting one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust: the potential genocide of the Uyghurs and other Muslims in China.
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