Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

NEWS FROM CHINA

Tibet Scholars Urged to Use Marxism to Promote Beijing’s Agenda
Beijing gathers Tibet experts to reaffirm that research must serve ideology and shape global narratives.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD

ECHR Upholds Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Right to Preach Door to Door
The Strasbourg Court condemns a municipal ban in Bulgaria and sets a demanding standard for State action affecting proselytization.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Three-Self Church Prepares New “Catechisms” for the Sinicization of Christianity
ThreeSelf Church Prepares New “Catechisms” for the Sinicization of Christianity
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
Hate Crimes Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Western Europe
When media spread intolerance, and authorities promote discrimination, violence is a logical consequence.
FEATURED CHINA
Uyghurs Students as Dissidents: 40 Years of History
How Uyghur students helped shape China’s 1980s reform era, and a democratic awakening became recast as a security threat.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Sacred Eroticism as Art and Art as Esoteric Eroticism: From Tantrism to Crowley and Beyond
Sacred eroticism and artistic creation have always been structurally intertwined. The journey starts in India and leads to contemporary spiritual movements.
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
Germany and Scientology: The Long Shadows of Past Mistakes
The end of federal monitoring raises questions about the legacy of a faulty policy that shaped institutional practices for decades.
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

Un Llamado Humanitario Urgente sobre el Caso de Konstantin Rudnev
La detención en prisión puede poner en riesgo la vida del disidente y maestro espiritual ruso.






