Increasingly persecuted, members of these conservative Protestant churches are fleeing China in growing numbers.
Massimo Introvigne
China to Australia: If We Say They Are Heretics, You Should Not Work with Them – or Else
China’s Foreign Ministry calls a press conference in Beijing to tell Australia it should not welcome groups the CCP has declared “heretic.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Freemasonry: Accusations in China and the Historical Record
Government-controlled Three-Self Churches Accuse the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be related to Freemasonry. But they misunderstand the Witnesses’ early history.
“CCP Orphans” in Kazakhstan: We Want Our Parents Back!
Kazakh citizens go to China to visit their relatives, planning to come home after a few days. Some never return. Attorney Umarova asks for help via video.
The Church of Almighty God / Eastern Lightning: 10 False Myths
Most of what you find on the Internet about The Church of Almighty God is false. Here is why, and where to look for more reliable information.
China Spends Billions for Its Lies: Would You Donate A Few Dollars for the Truth?
Bitter Winter launches a donation campaign to survive and thrive – we need your help, now.
Anti-Religious Bounty Hunters in Guangzhou: The Full Story
Last week, several media reported that rewards were offered in Guangzhou to citizens reporting illegal religious activities to the police. Here is the full story.
Shouwang Church: The Rise and Fall of Beijing’s Largest Megachurch
After a long resistance, a final crackdown has ended 25 years of history of one of the largest house church congregations in China.
Lawyer Aiman Umarova: “I Would Give My Life for the Prisoners in Chinese Camps”
Star human rights lawyer raises her voice for Ethnic Kazakhs detained in the Chinese transformation through education camps, vows not to stop despite threats.
New (Secret) Sinicization Law Hits Chinese Muslims
A new law promises to “sinicize” Chinese Muslims outside Xinjiang in five years. The text is secret, but is already being enforced.
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.