They are not allowed to have their places of worship or join Chinese. Besides, they have been placed under surveillance and are targeted in secret investigations.
African Christian Students Can’t Practice Their Faith in China
How Chinese Christians Worship in the Face of Persecution
Even pigsties, sheep pens, and cemeteries can become meeting venues for believers – as long as it allows them to avoid questioning and inspections by the state.
Muslims Forced to Sing Patriotic Songs on Religious Festivals
Mosques across China are “sinicized” by the regime that forcibly imposes communist ideology on the faithful, removing religious tenets and values from their lives.
Hong Kong, Taiwan Residents Controlled in Mainland China
To curb any possibility of democratic sentiment dispersing in the country, the government imposes strict measures on visitors to and from the two regions.
Testimonies
Guanyin Statue “Hidden” in a Giant Vase, Other Icons Demolished
The Chinese government is determined to destroy all outdoor religious statues in the country, regardless of their location – be it in a temple or a public square.
The Nightmare of Uyghurs Returning to Xinjiang
Coming home is usually a happy occasion. But for Uyghurs who work outside Xinjiang, every visit to the native region may end with detention in an internment camp.
Church Demolished, Believers Falsely Accused and Arrested
After members of a True Jesus Church in Henan refused to have their place of worship repurposed by the state, about 1,000 government personnel came to destroy it.
Government Scams Believers to Demolish Their Churches
To prevent members of state-approved Three-Self churches from practicing their faith, the CCP forces them to “donate” places of worship or seizes them forcibly.
Op-eds
CCP’s Birthday: A View from Xinjiang
Xi Jinping celebrated with great fanfare the 70th anniversary of the Communist victory in China. The Uyghurs try to tell the world that all that glitters is not gold.
Europe Condemns Nazism and Communism as Parallel Evils: But What About Communist China?
A resolution of the European Parliament recognizes that the two totalitarian regimes of the 20th century were twin in crimes against humanity. Someone needs to tell Beijing.
Interviews
Miracle in Istanbul: A Uyghur School in the Turkish Exile
An interview with Lokman Hira’i, a self-taught teacher who keeps alive Uyghur language and culture among refugee children and teenagers in Istanbul.
Unlawful, Forced Explants of Human Organs: Still Ongoing
Dr. Huige Li, Professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center in Germany, is an expert on this plague. His testimonies unfold a nightmare. He recounts it to Bitter Winter.
Featured
True Jesus Church: A Chinese Pentecostal Movement
Founded in 1917, and severely persecuted in the 1950s, this movement whose story is told in a new scholarly book by Melissa Inouye, accepted to join the Three-Self Church—but is now at risk again.
Documents
The Repression of Uyghurs and Other Muslim Minorities in China
The text of Ms. Sawut’s speech at the June 20, 2019, conference in Seoul, The Long Arm of the Dragon, co-organized by Bitter Winter.
A Letter of the European Freedom of Religion or Belief Roundtable in Support of the Asylum Seekers of The Church of Almighty God
A letter to all members of the EU Parliament in Brussels, regarding members of the new religious movement and the persecution they suffer in China.
Persecution of Chinese Refugees of The Church of Almighty God in South Korea Should Not Start Again
Hundreds of CAG members have escaped to South Korea, where they are seeking refugee status.
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