Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
Golog: Tibetan Girls’ School Shut Down by Authorities
Daughters of Amdo nomads learned their language, Buddhism, and modern subjects there for twenty-one years. Today the institution bears a different name and is under government control.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
The OneTaste Case Reaches Warsaw’s OSCE-ODIHR Meeting
CAP-LC warns that expanding coercion to “psychological influence” endangers spiritual, therapeutic, and self-development communities.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Salmons and Uyghur Labor: Traceable Fish, Unanswered Questions
An article defending the Uyghur region’s salmon industry cites higher incomes and modern technology. Official documents raise a different question: can workers refuse the jobs—or leave them?
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
AROPL in the UK, Impressions from the Field: 2. Questions for the UK
One of the tenets of democracy is respect for religious liberty, which is the most important political and human right. Where does the UK stand in this regard?
FEATURED CHINA
The Paper Trail of Repression: Chinese Procurement Records Expose the Surveillance Industry
A C4ADS study follows tenders and invoices across Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Hong Kong to name the companies supplying Beijing’s watchers.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Konstantin Rudnev’s “The Dawn of Inliranga”: Energy, Memory, and the True Self
A novel by the Russian dissident and spiritual teacher turns a heterogeneous esoteric theme into a story of awakening, in which characters learn to perceive the forces that shape them.
OP-EDS CHINA
“Bitter Winter” Hero of the Week: Palau’s President Sends China Packing
The leader of an island nation of 18,000 people answered Chinese threats over Taiwan with a courage many larger governments seem to have misplaced.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
The Rudnev Case: Why the ACJR Filed a Complaint
A Russian spiritual teacher, a young mother who rejects the label of victim, a bizarre prosecutor, and a gravely ill defendant prompted us to act.
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
„Intese”: Strasbourg condamnă Italia pentru excluziunea timp de 40 de ani a Martorilor lui Iehova
Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului a hotărât că Italia a încălcat principiile fundamentale ale egalității și libertății religioase.






