Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
Fujian Villagers Halt Attempted Demolition of Guanyin Statue
Rural communities increasingly refuse unilateral decisions about religious structures.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
Pakistan: Questions Persist After Destruction of Narowal Hindu Temple
Whether the historical place of worship was destroyed by a natural event or by a malicious human hand has become a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Tibet: The Mudslide Buried Homes, the Communist Party Buried the Numbers
1,000 casualties on the Nepalese side of the border, less than 20 on the Tibetan one, said the CCP. If you dispute the figure, you go to jail.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 3
Ukrainian Orthodox Church priests face a painful dilemma: cooperate with the Russians, go to jail, or flee.
FEATURED CHINA
How Beijing Turned Uyghur Childhood Into a State Project
Official documents trace a policy chain from preschool language instruction and boarding schools to mainland classes, vocational training, and labor transfer.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Preventive Detention: International Standards, European Practice, and the Argentine Drift
A measure conceived as exceptional becomes routine, revealing how prolonged detention undermines the presumption of innocence and distorts the criminal process.
OP-EDS CHINA
How Beijing Turns Human Relationships Into Instruments of Power
A governing model tested in Uyghur homes now shapes overseas networks, business ties, cultural outreach, and policing arrangements worldwide.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
Let’s Give Anti-Cultists a Platform—and a Rebuttal
The global map of religious persecution is disheartening. Challenging media narratives could begin by putting journalists, anti-cultists, and the groups they criticize in the same room.
INTERVIEWS
A Case Built on Sand? Konstantin Rudnev Speaks Out After House Arrest Is Revoked
The prosecutors’ accusations against Rudnev deserves to be examined in detail—and he should be allowed to present his version to the public.
DOCUMENT AND TRANSLATIONS
米国で強制労働法と宗教が衝突:国連への提出文書が警鐘
新たに国連に提出されたNGO声明は、人身取引法の拡大解釈によって、スピリチュアルな共同体が危険にさらされると警鐘を鳴らしている。






