Indoctrinated elementary school students are organized against “xie jiao” and “illegal” religion. The campaign raises serious ethical questions.
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Farewell to Radio Free Asia—Not to the Uyghur Cause
Closing Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur Service marks the end of an era, but “Bitter Winter” and others will continue to tell the truth about the Uyghur genocide.
Macau’s Silent Chill: The Arrest of Au Kam San and the Unseen Repression
In the “special administrative region” caricatured as “Asia’s Las Vegas,” persecution of pro-democracy activists seldom receives international attention.
Falun Gong Repression Intensifies: Practitioner Yao Jiaxiu Sentenced to Five Years
In the first half of 2025 alone, at least 430 Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced across China. Their jail terms are getting longer compared to previous years.
Red Flags and Red Herrings: FECRIS’ Curious Crusade for China
China reprints an article by a FECRIS board member from an obscure Italian publication to prove that “foreign media” fully support its propaganda.
Australian Judges Working for Xi Jinping: A Protest
Why do magistrates from a democratic country continue serving as overseas judges in Hong Kong, where they participate in the CCP’s repression?
From Galwan to the Brahmaputra: China’s Expanding Strategy of Coercion
China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam endangers India’s water security, ecology, and strategic stability, extending aggression from borders to rivers.
Raided and Terrorized: China Cracks Down Again on Life Zen Temple
A member who escaped abroad reports to “Bitter Winter” the terror of the new raids against an idiosyncratic but peaceful new religious movement.
All Sphere (Word of Life) “Born Again” Churches Raided Throughout China
A nationwide police operation is underway against a movement that has been criticized for its focus on emotional displays, but remains similar to mainstream Pentecostalism.
A Faith Under Siege: Pastor Ma Chao and the Struggle of Guangzhou’s Guangfu Church
A sobering 20th anniversary for a house church facing continuous persecution and the repeated detention of its pastor.