Five co-defendants were also sentenced to heavy prison sentences in a decision aimed at destroying the successful Discipleship Home Network.
Dalian House Church Pastor Kan Xiaoyong Sentenced to 14 Years in Jail
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China: Guidelines Instruct Religions How to Implement the New Patriotic Education Law
The key statute on domestic indoctrination is in force since January 1. Now religions are told how they should enforce it. We offer a full English translation of the Guidelines.
China, Another Schoolboy Dies Mysteriously, Thousands Protest
Like Hu Xinyu’s last winter, Xiao Yang’s death at Yuhuayuan School in Ningling County, Henan, was classified as suicide. This time, 10,000 came to protest.
Coming in February: Harsher Religious Regulations Just for Xinjiang
Special “Regulations on Religious Affairs” for Xinjiang, of which “Bitter Winter” offers a full English translation, will further reduce the possibility of religion to survive, if not as a propaganda mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
Taiwan’s Yiguandao Believers Arrested as “Cultists” when Visiting China
On December 26, Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council warned that the anti-xie-jiao Article 300 of the Criminal Code is now enforced against Yiguandao although it is not in any official xie jiao list.
Hefei’s Ganquan Church: Three Released, Two Remain in Jail
Pastor Zhou Songlin and Elder Ding Zhongfu are still detained, while their co-workers Mao Junma, Pei Defei, and Yang Peiyun were released on bail. All should face charges of fraud.
A New Campaign Against “Bitter Winter” in China
A film with bizarre lies against our magazine was presented months ago in Brussels. It is now promoted all over China.
Happy New Year from “Bitter Winter”
All the “Bitter Winter” team wish a happy and joyful New Year and holiday seasons to everybody.
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.