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
Japan’s Supreme Court Confirms the Dissolution of the Unification Church
A rapid and thinly reasoned verdict closes the case but leaves profound concerns about neutrality, due process, and the future of religious freedom in Japan.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
China’s Ethnic Unity Law: Diaspora Minorities Unite to Protest
Coalition of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Mongolians, and Hongkongers urges Dutch Parliament to act against the law.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
How a Narrative Was Built: Fact-Checker Kato Reads the Unification Church Case in Japan
A leading journalist documented, with statistical data, how activists and media fabricated a climate leading to the dissolution of the religious organization.
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
Misunderstanding Sacred Eroticism: The Demonization of Esoteric Art
Artists associated with eroticism, particularly with the esoteric erotic traditions, faced discrimination, censorship, and reputational destruction.
OP-EDS CHINA
The Bangkok Bombing Death Sentence: Built on Identity Rather Than Evidence?
The Bangkok Bombing Death Sentence: Built on Identity Rather Than Evidence?
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 a la conciencia y a la intervención ciudadana en el caso Rudnev
Las crecientes preocupaciones humanitarias y la inquietante conducta fiscal exigen una acción urgente mediante un mecanismo oficial que las autoridades ya están revisando






