As religious leaders and leaders of belief-based communities, we come together to affirm human dignity for all by highlighting one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust: the potential genocide of the Uyghurs and other Muslims in China.
Bitter Winter
The Axis of Shame, July 2020: The Countries That Supported China on Hong Kong
53 countries (including China) signed a resolution at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva praising China for the passing of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
COVID-19 and Propaganda: China’s Corrupt Corona Trade
China is “donating,” but more often selling, millions of masks and medical supplies to the world. Many of them do not work.
The Communist Party’s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens—and the world
An open letter to Chinese citizens and friends of China at home and abroad
English Translation of the 2019 Administrative Measures for Religious Groups
Bitter Winter offers the first complete English translation of these new provisions, coming into force on February 1, 20202. As we commented, they make the situation of religion in China from bad to worse.
How Xi Jinping Became God
The Chinese President, like Chairman Mao before him, is trying to propose himself as an object of worship worthier than god. Bitter Winter has selected some typical reports about this bizarre, yet worrying development.
An Urgent Appeal: Stop Police Brutality in Hong Kong
40 parliamentarians and dignitaries from 18 countries write to Carrie Lam
Bitter Winter Feature Series for Human Rights Day (IV): The CCP’s Continuing Violation of All Human Rights
December 10 was Human Rights Day. Bitter Winter celebrates it with four articles. Here, we address issues other than religious liberty.
Bitter Winter Feature Series for Human Rights Day (III): Sinicizing Religions
December 10 was Human Rights Day. Bitter Winter celebrates it with four articles. The third is devoted to the real meaning of religious “sinicization.”
Bitter Winter Feature Series for Human Rights Day (II): High-tech Surveillance Measures
December 10 was Human Rights Day. Bitter Winter celebrates it with four articles. The second is devoted to how high-tech surveillance is used to violate human rights.







