Believers in China face punishment for posting any faith-related information or even a picture of a cross on the internet.
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Ethnic Uyghur Officials Persecuted
Authorities in Xinjiang are sentencing high-ranking Uyghurs to long prison terms as part of their anti-Muslim campaign.
Teachers Punished for Belief in God
As the primary sources to spread atheist propaganda to children on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, teachers have become the focus of anti-religious persecutions.
CCP Document Exposes Strict Supervision of Preachers
Chinese authorities are implementing policies to supervise Christian preachers, including evaluation tests and auditing of sermon content.
Expelled From Party for Donating Money to Temple
A village secretary who once donated money to build a temple was forced to demolish it personally and later dismissed from his post and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.
NGOs urge US to impose sanctions on Xinjiang, Tibet
Bitter Winter and its parent organization CESNUR have joined several other NGOs that signed an appeal by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation calling for sanctions against the CCP officers who committed atrocities in Xinjiang and Tibet.
President of Pro-Government National Buddhist Association Sacked for Sexual Abuse
Abbot Xuecheng, once a CCP darling, has been “counseled” to resign as a result of a sexual scandal—and for other reasons, too. On August 8, Bitter Winter reported that Venerable Xuecheng, the abbot of Beijing’s Longquan Temple and the President of the Chinese Buddhist...
“The Magic Weapon”: How China Tries to Control Information Abroad
An official U.S. report details the massive efforts deployed by the United Front, under the personal guidance of President Xi Jinping, to manipulate information about China abroad and contain criticism on the issues of religious freedom and human rights.
False Demonstrations Against Refugees Continue in Korea, Hackers Try to Stop Bitter Winter
While Chinese agents, hired thugs and anti-cultists stage false “spontaneous demonstrations” and abuse refugees, hackers launch a massive attack against the website of Bitter Winter, obviously trying to prevent its reporting of the events in Korea
CCP Increases Punishment for Religious Party Members
The newly-adopted Communist Party disciplinary regulations increase the control and punishment for religious beliefs of political cadres. On August 26, 2018, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the newly revised Disciplinary Regulations...