“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.
Interviews
The Religious Factor in the Farmers Bills Protests in India: A Sikh Voice
India is witnessing the largest protests in the 21st century. Activist Premi Singh offers his passionate version of what is happening.
“The Crime of Being Uyghur”: Abdurahman’s Story
He went abroad. The CCP told him, if he didn’t come back, his family would suffer greatly. And the CCP always keeps these kinds of promises.
In Xinjiang, a Roll Call of Disappearances and Extrajudicial Incarcerations
Three who lost their loved ones tell their stories to Bitter Winter. Now, even being a member of CCP is not enough to escape detention if you are a Uyghur or Kazakh attached to your culture.
From Prisoner to (Provisional) Refugee: The Story of Bagashar Malik
Another ethnic Kazakh who escaped arrest in Xinjiang obtains temporary asylum in Kazakhstan, and tells his story to Bitter Winter.
Provisional Asylum Granted to Two Refugees from China in Kazakhstan
For the first time, authorities admit that ethnic Kazakhs are persecuted in Xinjiang. The two asylum seekers tell their story to Bitter Winter.
Sexual Abuse of Uyghur Women by CCP Cadres in Xinjiang: A Victim Speaks Out
Now a refugee in Europe, Qelbinur has decided to break her silence and tell Bitter Winter the reality about Han Chinese “relatives” sent to Xinjiang to live in the homes of Uyghurs
The Disappeared: Relatives of Vanished Uyghurs Tell Their Sad Stories
August 30 was the International Day of the Disappeared. Bitter Winter interviewed exiled Uyghurs who are in the vain search of their loved ones.
The Story of Rizwangul: A Uyghur Woman in Search of a Brother Who “Disappeared”
For no other reason than being a Uyghur, Mewlan disappeared in 2017. His sister did not give up, and discovered he is in jail for nine years for “separatism.”
Southern Mongolia, the Unknown Cultural Genocide
An interview with Enghebatu Togochog on how the CCP tries to destroy Mongolian identity in what it calls Inner Mongolia.