Authorities in Shihezi, Xinjiang ordered the demolition of mosques and later rebuilt some of them as plain-looking bunkhouses without any identifying symbols. According to an insider in Shihezi, the local government ordered to close down all mosques in the city,...
On July 25, 2014, over 10,000 people took part in the demolition of the cross from the Wenling Church in Zhejiang Province. A distinctive clock tower stands on the Chengguan Church in Wenling, Taizhou city, Zhejiang, on which once towered a bright red cross. Today,...
Ambassador Brownback and witnesses denounce Chinese repression of religious liberty at the Washington D.C. Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. At the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, a gathering of foreign ministers of 80 countries organized by the U.S....
Authorities closed down a Mosque in Ergong village in the city of Shihezi, Xinjiang, and sent local Muslims to a “transformation through education” camp in late April. A local villager said that on April 20, 2018, the Shihezi police and auxiliary police surrounded the...
A house church leader from Anhui Province sentenced to 18 months after the police apprehend him while on the run to evade arrest. The name of a house church leader, Wang Hui (pseudonym), from Bozhou city, Anhui Province, was put on the list of wanted persons after the...
Inside sources revealed that authorities organized an operation in March to arrest Christians in the city of Suzhou in Anhui Province. According to government insiders, on March 23, 2018, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a campaign against Christian house...
A video shows congregants praying on the site of a demolished government-controlled Three-Self church in Henan. In the afternoon of June 11, 2018, authorities completely demolished a government-controlled Three-Self church in Shuangmiao village, Taohe township,...
Bitter Winter interviews reveal cases of arrests and punishments for even minor associations with religions. Schools in Xinjiang are strictly forbidden from celebrating religious festivals, studying the Quran, and participating in any religious activities. Violators...
The first side event of a week centered on the meeting of 80 foreign ministers in Washington D.C. was hosted by Bitter Winter and devoted to the persecution of Uyghurs, Falun Gong, and The Church of Almighty God in China. 80 foreign ministers arrived in Washington DC...
China is hoping to be part of the next soccer World Cup in 2022. But few remember soccer started in China within Christian churches. Chinese of all ages watched the 2018 soccer World Cup, concluded in Russia on Sunday, July 15. The Chinese government invests...