A Bitter Winter exclusive: ethnic Kazakh survivor Ulnur Bozhykhan’s story as told to her husband, a Kazakh journalist.
Testimonies China
Institute of Tantric Buddhism: The Repression Continues
Founder Master Lobsang Dechen (Wang Xingfu) was sentenced to 25 years as a “cult” leader guilty of fraud and sexual abuse. His disciples continue to be arrested.
Kazakhstan: Mass Arrests and Surveillance—With Some Help from China
Chinese high-tech equipment plays a significant part in the repression, which also targets those who protested against atrocities in Xinjiang.
Liu Xiyong: A Veteran Falun Gong Prisoner’s Suspicious Death in Jail
The 80-year-old man from Liaoning province had spent years in prison and was repeatedly tortured.
How a Kazakh Critic of China Became an Asylum Seeker in the Netherlands
Activist and Bitter Winter correspondent Laila Adilzhan managed to land in Amsterdam with the help of American friends. It was quite an adventure.
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche: Statue Removed, Relatives Arrested
Fifteen years after the suspicious death in jail of the charismatic Buddhist monk from Kham, the CCP is still afraid of him.
What the Uyghur Legal Action in Turkey Against CCP Leaders Means
Uyghur exiles want 112 Chinese politicians and officers, including Xi Jinping, tried for crimes against humanity in Istanbul. They explain to Bitter Winter why.
Postcards from Xinjiang: A Photo Essay
When a picture is worth a thousand words. Images you will not see in Chinese propaganda about the “good life” of Uyghurs in the Autonomous Region.
Xinjiang’s Killing Fields: A Uyghur Scholar Who Survived Speaks
It is not about “re-education” only. Prisoners in the camps are routinely murdered.
Why Uyghur Leaders Tell Jokes: A Healthy Demonstration of Independence
Unlike speeches by Chinese Communist leaders, those by Uyghurs in exile are punctuated by humor. It reveals a lot about the Uyghur indomitable spirit.