BITTER WINTER

Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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LATEST ARTICLES

Three-Self Church Prepares New “Catechisms” for the Sinicization of Christianity

ThreeSelf Church Prepares New “Catechisms” for the Sinicization of Christianity

The “Hungarian Model”—Novel Means of State Harassment Against Scientology in Hungary

Will the new government restore religious liberty and put an end to anti-Scientology bigotry and discrimination?

ECHR Upholds Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Right to Preach Door to Door

The Strasbourg Court condemns a municipal ban in Bulgaria and sets a demanding standard for State action affecting proselytization.

China: Sell a Christian for 100 Dollars

A Chinese Christian reports on the anxiety under local systems that pay for denouncing illegal religious activity.

The OneTaste Verdict Criticized at the United Nations Human Rights Council

As the 62nd session opens in Geneva, a new statement warns that expanding the trafficking law to include psychological influence threatens freedom of belief.

Early Rain Church Raided Again

On June 14, police attacked the Sunday service in Chengdu, detaining several elders and members

Beyond the Noise: Observing Shincheonji in France. 4. When Suspicion Replaces Understanding

How media and private and governmental anti-cult institutions shaped and distorted the French debate on the movement.

“Intese”: Strasbourg Condemns Italy’s Forty-Year Exclusion of Jehovah’s Witnesses

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy violated fundamental principles of equality and religious freedom.

The Drug‑Trafficking Theory in the Rudnev Case Falls Apart

Why the accusation that returned a Russian dissident to prison dissolves when examined through science rather than speculation

Beyond the Noise: Observing Shincheonji in France. 3. Charity in Action

How Shincheonji France extends its faith to society: from blood donation campaigns to cleaning streets and parks—and what it means.

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