Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
Hunting “Teacher Li”: Italy Finds Beijing’s Transnational Repression in Milan
Ten suspects, including leaders of two Fujianese associations, allegedly tracked and stalked a dissident influencer on behalf of the Chinese police.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
Atheists Behind the Trafficking Anti-Religious Crusade? The R-1 Visa Lawsuit
A FOIA complaint against USCIS shows secularist activists eager to recast foreign priests, nuns, and temple volunteers as potential slaves—OneTaste style.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Kashgar 1981: The Forgotten Uprising at the Dawn of China’s Reform Era
The killing of a Uyghur worker by a Han shopkeeper sparked a revolt that kept the city outside Communist Party control for nine days.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
An African Detective Story: Who Killed Bishop Osório Citora Afonso?
A murder in Mozambique raised embarrassing questions for the government and for the Catholic Church itself
FEATURED CHINA
“The Quiet State”: Unveiling China’s Subtle Control in Tibet
Robert Barnett’s book unveils new ways invented by the regime to control Tibetans, particularly nuns and monks.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Six Propositions and a Straw Man: Ann Gleig’s “Talking About Cults”
A Buddhism specialist ventures into the study of new religious movements. She caricatures an entire field and forgets a whole category of survivors.
OP-EDS CHINA
Apologies for Mao, Silence for Uyghurs: What Is Freedom Worth?
Beijing can impose a commercial price on speech abroad. The deeper question is whether institutions in democratic societies will defend their freedoms when doing so becomes costly.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
Prosecutor Arrigo Strikes Back: Old Russian Slanders and New Fantasies About Konstantin Rudnev
“Confidential information” leaked to an Argentine daily repeats claims that official documents, scholars, and the alleged victim herself have already refuted.
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
El fiscal Arrigo contraataca: viejas calumnias rusas y nuevas fantasías sobre Konstantin Rudnev
“Información confidencial” filtrada a un diario argentino repite afirmaciones que documentos oficiales, académicos y la propia presunta víctima ya han refutado.






