Tiananmen, 1989: “I Climbed Up the Tank, and Jumped Off the Other Side”
Rose Tang, then a student protest leader, discusses with Bitter Winter those terrible hours and their implications for the current situation.
Interviews
Mihray Erkin: The Senseless Killing of a Uyghur Young Girl
Exiled Uyghur scholar Abduweli Ayup tells Bitter Winter how his niece died in jail just because of being his relative and cooperating with him.
Human Rights and the Rights of the Forest: An Interview with Manari Ushigua
Ecuador, Amazon rainforest. The Sapara activist talks about trees, spirits, and greed, and offers his own perspective on religious liberty.
Scientology, Anti-Cultists, and Scholars: An Interview with Bernadette Rigal-Cellard
The internationally well-known French scholar tells Bitter Winter how she decided to study both the Church of Scientology and the “irrational hatred” targeting it.
China Keeps Being Accused of Genocide by Politicians All Over the World
Activist Laura Harth, of Safeguards Defenders and IPAC, explains how we got to important parliamentary actions to hold China accountable for its crimes.
UK Holocaust Survivors: “In Xinjiang, It’s Genocide”
Meet Dorit Oliver Wolff and Ruth Barnett, who ask Boris Johnson to stand up for Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
COVID-19, the CCP’s “Perfect Weapon”: An Interview with Italy’s Former Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi
The most distinguished Italian diplomat discusses Xi Jinping’s project of global hegemony, and how he used the pandemic to advance his agenda.
“The Chief Witness”: Alexandra Cavelius Tells the Story of Sayragul Sauytbay
Soon in English, the German best seller gives voice to a woman whose testimony about the transformation through education camps in Xinjiang cannot be impeached.
Akida’s Story: The Desperate Cry of a Uyghur Woman
“Dear world, please help!” The heartrending plea of a daughter who has been searching in vain for her mother, folklorist Rahile Dawut, for the past three years.
