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
When “Autonomy” Means Obedience: China’s New “Social Sciences With Chinese Characteristics”
A CCP manifesto reveals how scholarship is being redesigned as an instrument of ideological discipline.
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
The Revelation Spiritual Home: A Sociologist Reads the Book by Introvigne and Šorytė
To enter into the world of The Revelation Spiritual Home, we must adopt a non-Eurocentric epistemological paradigm and accept that we will encounter the unfamiliar.
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
Japan: Bias Ignored as Unification Church’s Recusal Motion Is Rejected
A judge who attended an antiUnification-Church seminar and echoed its claims remains on the panel, raising grave concerns about judicial credibility.
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

Cuando la justicia se vuelve hostil: el calvario que llevó a Konstantin Rudnev a una cirugía
Diagnósticos ignorados, medicamentos denegados y presión sobre los médicos culminan en una operación peligrosa, mientras los fiscales siguen insistiendo en devolverlo a prisión.






