BITTER WINTER

Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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LATEST ARTICLES

South Africa: New Dangerous Moves Toward Regulating Religion

CRL leaders and activists openly call for legislation inspired by international anti-cult ideology

China: Create Abundance and the Vague Science of Spiritual Persecution

Members of the self-help group are persecuted. The authorities claim they belong to yet another xie jiao.

Mapping “Subtle Energies”: From Occult Physics to Eco-Spirituality and Politics

A monumental book explores the many incarnations of prana, qi, kundalini, and other invisible yet influential forces.

Dubious Uyghur “Testimonies”Hail “Conversions” to Atheism—Through Marriage

A series of nearly identical videos by Uyghur women married to Han men reveals a state-aligned narrative disguised as individual expression.

Catholic Bishops Denounce Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo: What Exactly Is Happening and Why?

30 years of wars, in part a by-product of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, created a situation that seems impossible to solve.

Sayragul Sauytbay: China Is Escalating Repression of Uyghurs and Kazakhs

In an exclusive interview, the former camp worker describes worsening abuses, transnational pressure, and the urgent need for global accountability.

A Judicial Suicide: The Tokyo Decision Against the Unification Church. 3. Subjective Interpretation and “Social Norms.”

The High Court based its decision on a biased view of the church and a vague notion of what is socially acceptable.

A Judicial Suicide: The Tokyo Decision Against the Unification Church. 2. An Irrational Verdict

Rather than on logic, the decision seems to be based on political decisions taken under the pressure of a manipulated public opinion.

China: The Party Bureaucrat Who Married His Deceased Sister

A national scandal exposes the struggles of impoverished local bureaucrats. Zhao Gongpin used creative fraud to get by. It didn’t work.

A Judicial Suicide: The Tokyo Decision Against the Unification Church. 1. A Death Sentence 

A dissolution order is more than just a legal act; it fundamentally denies the dignity of the dissolved religion and its members. 

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