An under-construction mosque in Gansu was demolished and Muslims living nearby were forced to relocate elsewhere.
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Government Employees Fired For Requesting Bail For Uyghurs
In a country where connections can get you anywhere, the “transformation through education” camps in China are off-limits.
84 Congregation Sites in Henan Shut Down (VIDEO)
After forcing religious heads to remove crosses from their government-approved Three-Self churches, authorities are now shutting down churches and other congregation sites.
China Illegally Monitors Abroad Cell Phones of Foreigners in Contact with The Church of Almighty God
An Indian college student started doing research on The Church of Almighty God and downloaded its application in India. Shortly, he was messaged by the Chinese National Cybersecurity Agency, and offered money if he would disclose the names of the Church’s members he was in contact with
Testimonies
Mother and Daughter Detained for Religious Belief
Two Christian women in Xinjiang were detained last year, and the family continues to face harassment and round-the-clock surveillance.
Woman Returns Home a Changed Person After Prison
A believer in Almighty God from Jiangxi was imprisoned for her faith and was drugged in a way that has now left her lifeless and dull.
Congregation Site Seized, Used by Village’s Party Committee
Party cadres in a Jiangxi village seized a Christian congregation site and are now using it for their work now.
Government-Controlled Church Forcibly Repurposed (VIDEOS)
A Three-Self church in a village of Henan’s Shangqiu city was turned into a place for workshops after it has been sealed off and its cross has been torn down.
Weekly Feature
The McDonald’s Murder of 2014: The Crime The Church of Almighty God Did Not Commit
Chinese propaganda still claims The Church of Almighty God was responsible for the murder of a woman in a McDonald’s diner in Zhaoyuan in 2014. Scholarly studies have demonstrated that the crime was committed by a different religious movement and The Church of Almighty God had nothing to do with it.
Articles
A House Divided: The Vatican-China Agreement, Myth or Reality?
The false scoop of The Wall Street Journal explained by Fr. Bernardo Cervellera, the leading Catholic expert on China.
The original Italian version of this article has been published in the Italian daily newspaper “Libero” on September 16, 2018.
“The Magic Weapon”: How China Tries To Control Information Abroad
An official U.S. report details the massive efforts deployed by the United Front, under the personal guidance of President Xi Jinping, to manipulate information about China abroad and contain criticism on the issues of religious freedom and human rights
Interviews
“Uyghurs Are Forced to Denounce Their Faith to Survive”
Uyghur human rights scholar and activist Zubayra Shamseden tells Bitter Winter that CCP sees all Uyghur as enemies, is engaged in the largest detention of an ethnic group since World War II, and has now extended its repression to other Muslim minorities.
New Age Is Tolerated in China —As Long as It Does Not Challenge the Status Quo
Australian scholar Paul Farrelly, the leading expert on New Age in China, tells Bitter Winter how New Age literature and teachings came from the West to Taiwan, and from there to Mainland China. Unless it challenges the status quo, New Age appears to enjoy a surprising toleration in China.
Documents
NGOs urge US to impose sanctions on Xinjiang, Tibet
Bitter Winter and its parent organization CESNUR have joined several other NGOs that signed an appeal by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation calling for sanctions against the CCP officers who committed atrocities in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Open Letter to the Italian Minister of Economy
An Open Letter to the Italian Minister of Economy, Mr. Giovanni Tria. While Discussing Economy with China, Do Not Forget Religious Liberty Bitter WinterBitter Winter plans to report on how religions are allowed, or not allowed, to operate in China and how some are severely persecuted after they are labeled as “xie jiao,” or heterodox teachings. […]