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Authorities Wipe Out Mosques in Shihezi City

Authorities Wipe Out Mosques in Shihezi City

Most mosques in this Xinjiang city had been demolished already, but now the remaining ones are being shut down as well. The residents of China’s western region of Xinjiang where almost half of the population are Muslim Uyghurs, have been going through increasingly...

Germany Has Deported Sister Zhao Back to China

Germany Has Deported Sister Zhao Back to China

Ignoring appeals by the Red Cross and several NGOs, Germany has forcibly deported Sister Zhao, a member of The Church of Almighty God, back to China on August 31. She is unaccounted for since. Bitter Winter has reported repeatedly on the case of Sister Zhao Xueliang,...

21 State-Sanctioned Churches Shut Down in Three Days (VIDEO)

21 State-Sanctioned Churches Shut Down in Three Days (VIDEO)

Authorities in Henan continue to close down the government-approved Protestant churches. Recently, four government departments in Henan’s Yongcheng city organized a meeting for the leaders of churches. Representatives from the local Public Security Bureau, the United...

Muslims Forced to Throw Away Faith-Related Household Items

Muslims Forced to Throw Away Faith-Related Household Items

Authorities in Xinjiang visit the homes of Muslims and force them to get rid of all household items with Islamic symbols. Under the “de-Arabization” initiative, the Xinjiang authorities are visiting the homes of local Muslims and force them to get rid of all things at...

Authorities Remove Church Crosses on Flimsy Pretexts

Authorities Remove Church Crosses on Flimsy Pretexts

The Chinese authorities have been demolishing and shutting down churches, and their reasons for doing that are now becoming increasingly unsound. Bitter Winter has reported extensively from Henan about the demolitions and shut down of the state-sanctioned Protestant...