A young student in Ahmednagar, Bangladesh, tells “Bitter Winter” how sectarian hatred broke one young life.
Interviews
“Religious Persecution Is the New Pandemic”: An Interview with Knox Thames
In a powerful new book, the American scholar and former diplomat offers innovative solutions for the global freedom of religion crisis.
Uganda vs Religious Liberty: An Interview with Scott Morgan
Using as a pretext the “fasting sect” incident in Kenya, with French and Japanese influences, several African countries are cracking down on religious minorities. Now, it’s Uganda.
Rizwangul NurMuhammad: “He Was Jailed Just Because He Is a Uyghur, Where Is My Brother?”
On United Nations International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we should not forget the agony of silence for exiled Uyghurs waiting for news of loved ones at home.
Japan, Communist Party Continues to Harass the Women’s Federation for World Peace: An Interview with Moriko Hori
Claiming it is a “front” for the Unification Church, Communists tried to prevent its popular Japanese Speech Contest for Female Foreign Students from taking place in Niigata City.
The Story of Zuhre Sultan, Uyghur Exile: “The CCP Took Away My Entire Family”
29 of her relatives are detained, disappeared, dead, or still serving lengthy prison sentences. She tells her—and their—story to “Bitter Winter.”
How to Steal a School: Japan’s Persecution of the Unification Church Extends to Senegal
Japan sent envoys to Senegal to destroy the relationship between the Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP), founded by the leaders of the Unification Church, and two schools it had built there.
Ukraine: Italian Money for Odesa’s Cathedral Heavily Damaged by Russian Shelling Urgently Needed
Promised Western assistance for religious places of worship damaged by Russia’s war should not be delayed by bureaucracy. Ukraine needs it now.
Zhou Fengsuo: “Xi Jinping Is the Natural Product of an Evil System”
Zhou is a well-known activist for human rights in China. He survived the Tiananmen Square massacre and harbors no illusions: today, the situation is worse than ever.
“A Pact with the Devil”: Mădălina Dumitru Speaks Out on MISA, Gregorian Bivolaru, and Her Book
Bivolaru was once sentenced for a sexual relationship with her when she was 17. She denies it ever happened—and says she has been offered € 350,000 to change her story.