Their real “crime” was their cooperation with Chengdu’s persecuted Early Rain Church and signing a petition on its behalf.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from “Bitter Winter”
Editor-in-chief Massimo Introvigne, director-in-charge Marco Respinti, and all the “Bitter Winter” team wish a Merry Christmas to our Christian readers and a happy and joyful New Year and holiday seasons to everybody.
Crackdown on Mani Stones in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai
Four men have been arrested for organizing a large event where thousands of the popular stones inscribed with the mantra “Om mani padme hum” were on display.
European Parliament Condemns Abduction and Indoctrination of One Million Tibetan Children
What China does in Tibet “may amount to genocide,” a resolution passed on December 14 proclaims.
China Launches One-Month Campaign to Censor Short Videos
The censorship on “wrong values,” “wrong views,” and criticism of the Party will further intensify.
Church of Almighty God Refugee Li Yanli Can Remain in Spain—But Others Cannot
After the campaign by “Bitter Winter” and others, the persecuted performer is at least temporarily safe. But her co-religionist Liu Qi was deported to China—and arrested there.
Zhou Jinxia Tried to Convert Xi Jinping. She Is Free from Prison but Remains Under Surveillance
The 53-year-old woman from Dalian was released on December 4. She vowed to continue the campaign that led her repeatedly to jail.
Xiamen’s Xunsiding Church: Pastor and Wife Asked to Pay a $63,632 Fine
Pastor Yang Xibo and his wife Wang Xiaofei filed an appeal against the unreasonable sanction but lost. The fine was increased.
Yunnan Christian Preacher Chang Hao Remains in Jail, His Case Will Proceed to Trial
He ran a small, rural church and distributed popular anti-COVID masks inscribed with Bible verses. He is prosecuted for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
An Old Couple in Jail: Husband and Wife Sentenced in Henan as Falun Gong Practitioners
Li Shulin, 68 and at his fourth arrest, and his wife Wang Lijuan, 71, received heavy sentences in Luoyang, Henan,