Although the Nepalese government resisted pressures to deport back to China the refugees who are already in Nepal, it will deport those of them who will enter Nepal in the future. by Massimo Introvigne In October, Bitter Winter reported how President Xi Jinping’s...
Massimo Introvigne
Wu Huayan: Dying of Hunger in a China “Without Poverty”
Xi Jinping claimed poverty would disappear by 2020. Here is 2020, and here is a young student who died of malnutrition.
96 Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted to Death in 2019
A report released by the banned movement offers horrific details of the continuing persecution.
Kazakhstan: Refugees Fight to Avoid Deportation Back to China
Torn between CCP’s pressures and the civil society’s support for the refugees, courts adjourn the hearings of Tilek Tabarak and the Musakhan-Alimuly duo.
China’s New Measures for Religious Groups 2019: From Bad to Worse
The new provisions will be in force from February 1, 2020. They reinforce the already restrictive regulation of 2017 and order all religions to “spread the principles of the CCP.”
Early Rain Pastor Wang Yi Sentenced to Nine Years in Jail
The decision confirms that in Xi Jinping’s China independent house churches will not be tolerated.
Another Refugee from Xinjiang Allowed to Remain in Kazakhstan
While two organizations compete for the heritage and the name of Atajurt, some results, although not definitive, give reason for hope.
Ethnic Kazakh Refugee from China Allowed to Remain in Kazakhstan
The case of Kaisha Akan is a victory for freedom and for those who support the cause of asylum seekers escaping detention in Xinjiang’s camps.
Merry Christmas from Bitter Winter—and a Prayer for Those in Jail
In this holy day, we keep in your heart all our readers, and all those suffering in China, including our imprisoned reporters.
Tsongkhapa Celebrations in Tibet: The CCP Spoiled the Party
It’s 600 years from the death of the revered Buddhist master, Lama Tsongkhapa. Tibetans, however, were severely restricted from celebrating the anniversary.









