BITTER WINTER

China

Law Enforcement Officer Depressed Due to CCP Policies

Law Enforcement Officer Depressed Due to CCP Policies

A female officer in Xinjiang is forced to take part in the program of forced indoctrination of Uyghur Muslims and is not allowed to resign. In December last year, the Xinjiang government introduced its ‘two full coverages’ policy. It stipulates that a Party cadre or a...

Protected and Historical Cultural Sites on CCP’s Target

Protected and Historical Cultural Sites on CCP’s Target

Several Buddhist temples in Henan have been tarnished or demolished by the Chinese authorities. On April 4, 21 Buddhists in Henan’s Gongyi city were arrested while they were reading scriptures in a building’s basement. It was only after Ms. Zhang, the person in charge...

Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed

Crosses at 71 Government-Controlled Churches Removed

Authorities in Henan’s Sanmenxia city have issued an order to replace crosses with Chinese national flags in the churches that belong to the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement. On August 9, the Religious Governance Steering Group in Henan’s Sanmenxia city held a...

CCP Increases Punishment for Religious Party Members

CCP Increases Punishment for Religious Party Members

The newly-adopted Communist Party disciplinary regulations increase the control and punishment for religious beliefs of political cadres. On August 26, 2018, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the newly revised Disciplinary Regulations...

Christian Man Died Evading Chinese Authorities

Christian Man Died Evading Chinese Authorities

A Jiangxi man could not avail medical treatment at the end of his life and died escaping persecution at the hands of CCP. In July 2014, the Chinese Communist Party launched a nationwide campaign, known as, “Hundred Day Battle”, to arrest believers of The Church of...

Qinghai Preachers Beaten Brutally While in Detention

Qinghai Preachers Beaten Brutally While in Detention

A group of six preachers travelled to Xinjiang and were arrested by the police. They also suffered brutal physical torture in detention. On April 22, Ma Qiang (pseudonym) and five others from a state-sanctioned Protestant Three-Self Church in Qinghai travelled to...