Bitter Winter visited two residential communities in Shihezi city that bear traces of the CCP’s brutal suppression of ethnic Huis.
Xinjiang, Where Even Buildings Tell Tragic Stories of Muslims
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Ethnic Miao Believers Forced to Join the United Protestant Church
Jinping county government in Yunnan closes house churches, bans the Bible in the Miao language, and orders believers to hang Xi Jinping portraits at home.
The Purge of Tibetan Buddhism Continues in Hebei
Ahead of the central government inspection, local authorities “sinicize” temples by destroying traditional Tibetan stupas, drive away spiritual leaders.
‘Red’ Study Trips for Children to Further Indoctrinate Them
School students in China are increasingly imbued with communist ideology, as the government intensifies their “patriotic education.”
Catholic Holy Site Shattered, Churches Closed or Demolished
The sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Henan and a myriad of Catholic churches across the country have been harassed by the Chinese regime.
Ethnic Kazakh Refugee from China Allowed to Remain in Kazakhstan
The case of Kaisha Akan is a victory for freedom and for those who support the cause of asylum seekers escaping detention in Xinjiang’s camps.
At Least 60 Catholic Venues Shut Down in Fuzhou Archdiocese
The clergy who refuse to be controlled by the state are harassed by authorities, subjected to indoctrination to make them join the Patriotic Church.
Merry Christmas from Bitter Winter—and a Prayer for Those in Jail
In this holy day, we keep in your heart all our readers, and all those suffering in China, including our imprisoned reporters.
145 Church of Almighty God Members Imprisoned in Shandong
As in other areas of China, the persecution of this Christian new religious movement in the eastern province of Shandong has intensified considerably this year.
Released from Camps, Uyghurs Subjected to Forced Labor
After indoctrination in internment camps, Muslims are sent outside Xinjiang to be further “transformed” through work in conditions reminiscent of those in captivity.