Universities’ Staff in Xinjiang Persecuted for Religious Beliefs
Bitter Winter interviews reveal cases of arrests and punishments for even minor associations with religions.
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Bitter Winter Event Opens Religious Liberty Week on Capitol Hill, Washington
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.
Will China Go to the Next World Cup? If It Will, It Should Thank Christians
China is hoping to be part of the next soccer World Cup in 2022. But few remember soccer started in China within Christian churches.
Public Security Bureau Issued Quotas to Arrest Christians
A detained believers’ couple in Jilin Province has learned that the police were issued quotas for arresting the Christians.
Religious Terminology on Fishing Boats Banned
Authorities in Zhejiang Province prohibited holy names and religious terms on boats, ordering their owners to paint them over.
Heavily Armed Police Arrested Christians in Jiangsu
Thirty officers burst into a house church and arrested 29 believers, later detaining some of them for up to ten days.
People’s Congress Deputy Status Revoked for Believing in God
A deputy from Xiangyang city in the National People’s Congress (NPC) was stripped of her mandate for being a member of a house church.
Voices from Xinjiang: Bitter Winter Interviews Victims of Persecution
Three victims tell stories of ordinary persecution for the Muslims, arrested simply for growing a beard, wearing a headscarf or reading the Quran.
Catholic Bishop Jia Zhiguo, 30 Years of House Arrest
The bishop of Zhengding of the underground Catholic Church has been in and out of detention since 1989, and is still kept under strict surveillance.