All the “Bitter Winter” team wish a happy and joyful New Year and holiday seasons to everybody.
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How the CCP Weaponizes Global Chinese Diaspora Against Dissent
Increasingly, those who protest in the West for human rights in China are spied, harassed, and sometimes even beaten by overseas Chinese loyal to the Party.
A Letter from Hell: Tortured in a Sichuan Jail for Asking for More Drinking Water
Human rights activist Xie Junbiao continued to do in jail what he did outside: holding signs to protest injustice. This is not what you do in a Chinese prison, he was told.
How Torture Destroyed the Mental Health of a Falun Gong Teacher
Freed from jail in 2021, Shandong’s Wang Jinhua can no longer sleep without medicines nor speak clearly.
Elders of Sichuan’s Qiuyu Qingcaodi Church Await Trial for “Fraud”
Their real “crime” was their cooperation with Chengdu’s persecuted Early Rain Church and signing a petition on its behalf.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from “Bitter Winter”
Editor-in-chief Massimo Introvigne, director-in-charge Marco Respinti, and all the “Bitter Winter” team wish a Merry Christmas to our Christian readers and a happy and joyful New Year and holiday seasons to everybody.
Death of a Chinese Magazine: Shut Down After 35 Years for a Cover “Perhaps” Lampooning Xi Jinping
The old and glorious “Selected Essays” did not survive the obtuse censors of the CCP.
A New Level of Disinformation: China’s AI-Generated Videos Attract 120 Million Views
A report explains how AI is changing the fake news game. Beijing has emerged at the main global player, using YouTube for a massive propaganda effort.
Crackdown on Mani Stones in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai
Four men have been arrested for organizing a large event where thousands of the popular stones inscribed with the mantra “Om mani padme hum” were on display.
Beyond the Volkswagen Scandal: Clean Bills of Health on China’s Slave Labor Are “All” False
Employees of the consultancy firm Löning rebelled against a report falsely certifying that Volkswagen did not use slave labor in Xinjiang. But the problem is much broader.