Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

NEWS FROM CHINA

China: The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God from Bad to Worse
The persecuted movement has released a new yearly report about the imprisonment, torture, and killing of its members on an unprecedented scale.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD

Shinangchon: The Proposed Korean Anti-Cult Law and the Sudden Targeting of a Peaceful Community
The new policy offers the anti-cultists an opportunity for a vendetta against one of the remnants of the Olive Tree, one of their main enemies in the 20th century.
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TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Transnational Repression in The Hague: Amsterdam’s “Lonely Uyghur” Assaulted Inside City Hall
On February 4, the activist was brutally attacked by Chinese security personnel, in an act reminiscent of persecution in East Turkestan.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
The Vissarion Template: An Interview with Katya Palkina
After the harsh Russian sentence against the Church of the Last Testament’s leader, a member speaks out.
FEATURED CHINA
The Luminous Nestorians: When Christianity Was Already Chinese
Political Sinicization is not the only possible or desirable form of Sinicization. A new book on Jingjiao offers an alternative.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
A New Book on Gerald Gardner: The Wizard of Odd Who Invented Wicca (Sort Of)
John Callow does not ignore Gardner’s shortcomings but restores his complexity, generosity, and crucial role in the creation of a new global religion.
OP-EDS CHINA
A Puzzle Wrapped in Barbed Wire: Why China Attacked India in 2020
A book tries to answer a question that has haunted experts for several years: the attack was irrational. Why did China do it?
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
France: Hate Speech Against Scientology Now Funded by Taxpayers
A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.
INTERVIEWS

The Vissarion Template: An Interview with Katya Palkina
After the harsh Russian sentence against the Church of the Last Testament’s leader, a member speaks out.
DOCUMENT AND TRANSLATIONS

France : Les discours de haine contre la Scientology désormais financés par les contribuables
Un « documentaire » de France 5 a offert un cas d’école de ce qu’il ne faut pas faire lorsqu’on présente les religions minoritaires au public.






