A secret plan to hide the detained Uyghurs in innocuous facilities backfires, exposing Xinjiang’ insatiable demand for more prison-like detention space.
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Millions Employed to Manipulate Public Opinion
As surveillance of online activity increases, China builds a professional cyber army to control how citizens think, and to spread propaganda globally. Documents recently obtained by Bitter Winter shed light on China’s escalating campaign to control the conversation on...
How to Hide Illegal Detentions? China Gets Creative
Fearing international inspectors seeking human rights abuses in Xinjiang, authorities adopt strict methods to conceal activities and to intimidate families into silence.
Resort in Jiangxi Province Becomes an Indoctrination Base
At least 25 members of The Church of Almighty God are being detained at the Phoenix Ravine Resort, which has been turned into a “legal education center.”
Tibetan Buddhism Subjected to Intense Control in Qinghai
The Chinese government continues to crack down on Tibetan Buddhism – and not just inside Tibet but the areas surrounding it.
Uyghur Dispersion and Detention – Worse Than We Thought
New details about the detention of Uyghurs in China expose a ruthless state using inhuman methods – including torture – to wipe out a culture.
Underground Catholic Churches Closed in Fuzhou Archdiocese
Authorities are requiring underground churches to join the state-approved Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association if they want to continue holding gatherings.
Uyghurs Secretly Moved to Hide Mass Detentions
International media has already reported that Uyghurs are being transferred to, and detained in, other provinces of China. Bitter Winter has uncovered further details about the movement, and what we are learning is disturbing.
Sinicization of Religion Accelerates
China’s efforts to sinicize – or “make Chinese” – all official religions in the country have gained momentum in recent months. Evidence of this acceleration is, literally, blowing in the wind.
Disappearing House Churches of Daqing City
From August to October of this year, more than ten house churches were closed by authorities in Daqing city, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. As a result, hundreds of believers have lost their place of worship.









