Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
Xi’an Zion’s Light Church Case: Lawyers Face Violence in Court
Months of stalled proceedings, disputed charges, and an unexpected clash inside a courthouse reveal the climate surrounding those who defend detained pastors.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
OneTaste: A Warning in Geneva Against the Misuse of Trafficking Laws
CAP‑LC alerts the United Nations Human Rights Council to the dangers revealed by the conviction of Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Ethnic Unity: China Celebrates a Law of Erasure
Beijing’s first Ethnic Unity and Progress Publicity Week presented forced assimilation as harmony.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
The Family Federation Dissolution Order: Three Voices Confront a Judicial Crisis
A writer, a lawyer, and a former legislator examine how a single narrative overtook institutions and placed religious freedom at risk.
FEATURED CHINA
The Agreement Beijing Did Not Erase
China inherited a territorial claim. It also inherited an unanswered political obligation to Uyghurs.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Pretrial Detention, Media, and Politics in Argentina: From Procedural Risk to “Judicial Danger”
Inside the courtroom calculus where reputations, headlines, and imagined futures decide who stays behind bars.
OP-EDS CHINA
China’s New Exit Rules Reveal a State That Fears Its Own Citizens
A system where exit is a privilege that can be withdrawn burdens ordinary travelers, while criminals (unfortunately) and dissidents (happily) will continue to buy their way out.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
The Rudnev Case and the Fragility of Journalistic Standards
A study of how major outlets reacted when informed that their reporting relied on compromised sources, and why some continue to resist correction.
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
Prisión preventiva, medios y política en Argentina: del peligro procesal al “peligro judicial”
Una mirada al interior del cálculo judicial donde las reputaciones, los titulares y los futuros imaginados deciden quién permanece tras las rejas.






