Bitter Winter

Eyewitness accounts and appeals from the January 9 “Fasting Prayer Meeting for Persecuting Churches in China.”

After serving 11 years in a Russian jail, the leader of a Russian spiritual movement has been arrested again in Argentina.

Damian Cyrocki’s “The Mariavites” offers a new look at a fascinating and resilient Catholic-derived new religious movement.

A new police operation targeted the long-persecuted house church on January 6.

A father of five, once rooted in Jewish Orthodox life, describes the quiet collapse of certainty that led him to AROPL.

The decision is a message to these African countries that are considering adopting the Chinese model of forcing religions to become part of government-supervised bodies.

In Yiwu, Zhejiang, participants in a sports event are indoctrinated against the “xie jiao” while cycling up the hills.

A report by “Forum 18” highlights the unsung heroes who risk their lives to challenge Putin’s regime in the name of faith, decency, and morality.

At least 3,428 CAG devotees have been arrested in the province as of November 2025.

Freedom for Faith’s Mike Southon describes an Inquiry where the word “cult” is so vaguely described that any church can be a “cult.” He suggests abandoning the use of “cult” entirely.