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South Korean Pastor Prohibited From Visiting China

South Korean Pastor Prohibited From Visiting China

A pastor deported years ago was forced to sign a statement saying he wouldn’t return to China for eight years. In 2016, police officials had conducted a raid at a house church in Jilin’s Meihe city. A South Korean pastor, Kim Ju-hwan, and his wife led the church. At...

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Authorities Pursue Family Church in Urumqi City

Authorities Pursue Family Church in Urumqi City

A church’s administration in Xinjiang was systematically harassed by the authorities over the years. In July 2016, a family church in Xinjiang’s Urumqi city organized an overseas mission for five church personnel. However, the applications of Pastor Wen Jing and Wang...

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Volatile Times Ahead for Muslims in Xinjiang

Volatile Times Ahead for Muslims in Xinjiang

People are increasingly terrified of the authorities as arrests of Chinese Muslims become more frequent and random. Bitter Winter has received reports from all over Xinjiang that detail the various reasons for which people got picked up by the police for their...

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Han Chinese Shop Owners Living in Fear

Han Chinese Shop Owners Living in Fear

The “ten household joint defense” policy is rapidly spreading across Xinjiang and terrifying both the minorities and Han Chinese people. Recently, Bitter Winter reported about the “ten household joint defense,” which has been instituted in several regions of Xinjiang....

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