The Arab Emirate is the first country to admit it is ashamed of having signed the infamous letter supporting China’s persecution of Uyghurs.
Massimo Introvigne
Kazakhstan: Serikzhan Bilash free but silenced
The activist who denounced Xinjiang transformation through education camps is free but had to agree to stop his public campaigns against the CCP.
Hong Kong Protests: The Catholic Factor
The Hong Kong Catholic Church’s past, present, and future—and decisions to be taken by the Vatican—weigh heavily on the fate of the protest.
Pro-CCP Hackers in Action: FOREF Site Attacked
Forum for Religious Freedom Europe’s most successful videos ever denounced the persecution against The Church of Almighty God’s refugees in South Korea. A dark hand (or rather a red hand) viciously deleted them.
“We released 90% of the Uyghurs.” The CCP Lies Again, Bitter Winter Reveals the Truth
Xinjiang CCP leaders claim that the majority of the camps’ inmates have found “suitable work.” In fact, they have not been released but are compelled to work in factories built inside the camps.
Kazakhstan: Bilash Trial Moves to Almaty
Judge rules that the proper venue for the trial of the human rights activist who exposed the horrors of China camps is Almaty rather than Nur-Sultan.
China Recruits 13 More in its Axis of Shame
Another 13 countries, including Iran, signed the letter supporting the CCP’s horrific treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang.
Kazakhstan: Day of Judgment for Serikzhan Bilash
The trial of the brave activist defending the victims of Xinjiang re-education camps is ready to start. Bitter Winter interviewed his lawyer and his wife
False Demonstrations in Seoul: Cui Bono?
Relatives of refugees from The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were coerced or manipulated to go to Seoul and stage anti-CAG demonstrations with the notorious Ms. O. These sideshows regularly end in disgrace. Why does the CCP keep organizing them?
Ms. O and CCP’s Seoul Demonstrations End in Disgrace—As Usual
A “family search party” was brought to Seoul to stage false demonstrations where relatives askedChurch of Almighty God refugees to “come home” to China, i.e. to jail. This time, local media clearly understood that it was Ms. O who prevented the relatives from peacefully meeting their loved ones.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.