Reverend Shindo Mizuta, chief priest of Kongo-ji Temple, says that if the Unification Church is dissolved, many religions and temples will be at risk as well.
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The Transnational Persecution of The Church of Almighty God: An Appeal
Arrest, torture, extra-judicial killings in China and harassment abroad continue to target devotees of the church. Their asylum request in democratic countries should be granted.
The Shincheonji Paju Case: An Open Letter to the President of South Korea
Scholars and human rights activists protest the scandal of the rental of a park by Shincheonji cancelled at the last minute on a pretext after a slander campaign.
The Proposed Freezing of Assets of Religious Corporations the Government Seeks to Dissolve: A Danger for All Faiths in Japan
The proposed law immediately targets the Unification Church, based on controversial data about “victims” and “damages,” but establishes an unfair general principle with ominous implications for the future.
Sinking to a Lower Level: Machine-Translated Chinese Attacks Against Bitter Winter
CCP fellow traveler Roland Delcourt translates a Chinese text with ridiculous results.
A Christmas Letter from Bitter Winter
2020 has been a bad year for religious liberty, not only because of the COVID-19. Bitter Winter was there every day to report, but needs your help.
The Xinjiang Decision Against 18 Jehovah’s Witnesses—English Translation
Bitter Winter publishes the core part of the decision of the Korla City People’s Court dated June 30, 2020. For the background, see our relevant article.
End The Persecution of The Church of Almighty God Now!
A letter from NGOs, religious organizations, and citizens concerned about freedom of belief and the dramatic situation of The Church of Almighty God in China.
Members of Lithuanian and European Parliament to Kazakhstan: Do Not Deport Refugees Back to China
Bitter Winter reported on the case of two ethnic Kazakhs who escaped the transformation through education camps. Some brave European politicians, led by Lithuanian MP Mantas Adomėnas, now speak up in their favor.
Members of Lithuanian Parliament to Xi Jinping: Stop Persecuting Uyghurs, Tibetans, The Church of Almighty God, Falun Gong
In a letter of December 10, 29 MPs and one member of the European Parliament from Lithuania write to the Chinese President denouncing the repression of all religions
Bitter Winter
Bitter Winter reports on how religions are allowed, or not allowed, to operate in China and how some are severely persecuted after they are labeled as “xie jiao,” or heterodox teachings. We publish news difficult to find elsewhere, analyses, and debates.
Placed under the editorship of Massimo Introvigne, one of the most well-known scholars of religion internationally, “Bitter Winter” is a cooperative enterprise by scholars, human rights activists, and members of religious organizations persecuted in China (some of them have elected, for obvious reasons, to remain anonymous).