The pastor, whose wife is American, has been sentenced to seven years for illegal border crossing between China and the non-recognized “Wa State” in Burma. China Aid has launched an online petition asking the White House and the U.S. government to intensify their...
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Evidence of New Transformation Through Education Camps in Xinjiang (Video)
The Chinese government expands the network of “transformation through education camps” in Xinjiang. Bitter Winter has obtained videos and photos showing the outside of these facilities. Bitter Winter reported in July that the Chinese Communist Party had repurposed the...
A Landmark Decision in Kazakhstan: Sayragul Sauytbay will not be deported back to China
In a decision awaited with interest in political and diplomatic circles, the Court of Zharkent, Kazakhstan, has ruled that a Chinese Muslim woman, who entered the country illegally, should not be deported to China, where she would face imprisonment and torture. Bitter...
Sweeping Arrests of Believers in Almighty God in Chongqing
Over 100 members of The Church of Almighty God have been arrested in the city of Chongqing since this April. The whereabouts of 40 detainees remain unknown; seven reported to have been tortured. According to government insiders, as early as the beginning of 2018, the...
New Academic Study Debunks Allegations that The Church of Almighty God Is “Against the Family”
According to an article published in the authoritative Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, The Church of Almighty God actually has a positive view of the family and members are often converted by their relatives. The Interdisciplinary Journal of...
Chinese Campaign Against The Church of Almighty God Extends to South Korea
Following the directives of a confidential document, excerpts of which we publish below, a massive campaign of fake news is launched in South Korea to persuade the local authorities to deport the refugees of The Church of Almighty God back to China. Bitter Winter...
Australian Academic Investigated for His Support of China’s Anti-Falun-Gong Campaign
A Griffith University lecturer, accused of being “in China’s pocket” for his attempts to deny that organs of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience are “harvested,” is being investigated and banned from traveling abroad. He denies all charges. Australian media report that...
CCP Questions 39 Religious Leaders, Removes 16 in Henan
The government has dismissed leaders of official churches in Henan for not implementing central government policies sufficiently. After the implementation of the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, Cultural Revolution-style religious management policies are back in...
Authorities in Henan Order the Suppression of The Church of Almighty God
Bitter Winter has received a classified document revealing the organized crackdown on The Church of Almighty God in Henan. The document, issued by an office that deals with the prevention of heterodox religious movements in one of Henan’s cities, states that The...
Government Buildings Converted into Camps for Muslims
Schools and other state-owned buildings in Wusu city, Xinjiang, are being converted into “transformation through education” camps for Uyghur Muslims. According to an informed source, a Party school in Wusu has recently been turned into a “transformation through...








