In April, Germany deported back to China an Uyghur asylum seeker who “disappeared” after his repatriation. Now, Germany has apologized for the “mistake,” yet plans to deport on August 31 Sister Zhao of The Church of Almighty God, who will likely “disappear” as well....
The national crackdown on banned “heterodox teachings” (xie jiao) led to the sentencing of 305 Falun Gong practitioners between April and July 2018. Bitter Winter has reported on a national plan to crack down in banned religious organizations listed as xie jiao...
The long-awaited memories of Father Quirino De Ascaniis, a Catholic missionary to China who died in 2009 at age 100, warns against claims by CCP that Chinese enjoys “religious liberty” and offers new insights on the persecution of Catholics in China.
The CCP authorities continue taking down Islamic symbols from mosques and other buildings in China’s Xinjiang region. The crescent moon and star, commonly recognized as the symbol of the Islamic faith, is disappearing from both secular and religious buildings in...
The building, constructed as a regular prison, will have extensive secret facilities and is planned to accommodate at least 10,000 inmates. According to informed sources, the municipal government of Karamay, Xinjiang has put other construction projects on hold to...
In the July-August 2018 of The Journal of CESNUR, sociologist Massimo Introvigne discusses the notion of fake news, and how CCP organizes international campaigns of fake news to justify the persecution of certain groups, with a case study of The Church of Almighty...
The persecution and closures of house churches in Liaoning Province have increased after the Chinese government adopted special legislation earlier this year. Bitter Winter has received information that since this spring, at least 40 gathering places of house churches...
The Myanmar government became an international pariah for its persecution of the Muslim Rohingya minority – until it found a good friend, China, which is at work to undermine the unanimity of the condemnation of what many call a genocide, and to sell arms to the...
Authorities in China’s provinces proactively respond to President Xi Jinping’s order to intensify the crackdown on beliefs and use the same methods as those employed to eliminate gang crime.
Since April 2018, the Chinese authorities have been implementing a national campaign against The Church of Almighty God. In Jiangsu Province alone, at least 350 Church members have been arrested to date. As Bitter Winter has reported earlier, the mas operations...