Some of the leaders are serving sentences as long as 13 years, merely because of their Christian faiths.
Detention in China
Kazakh Writer and His Siblings Detained in Xinjiang Camps
Xinjiang authorities arrested Dilshat Oralbai in early 2018, along with his two sisters and a brother. Activists and families are fighting for their release.
Truth Behind Veterans’ Protests: No Jobs, Fraud, Beatings
Shandong protests erupted when veterans discovered their identities – and benefits – had been stolen by government officials. Violence and arrests followed.
Profiting from Persecution: China’s Forced Labor Prisons
Religious prisoners are put to work making clothes or electronics in brutal conditions: 12-hour workdays, denied of nutritious food and medical care, tortured.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Hunted down and Deported
China’s religious persecution extends to all religions without discrimination.
County in Xinjiang: A Case Study in Destroying Faith
A Bitter Winter reporter went to Shawan county to learn how government suppression affects daily lives: mass arrests, burned books, and destroyed mosques.
A Young Uyghur Woman’s Plea for Her Mother’s Release
Beijing’s war on terror is reining in Christians, adding to fears that its mission is not only to stamp out Islam, but also to strike hard at the Uyghur nation itself.
Xinjiang Woman Struggles to Care for Her Grandchildren
It is not only the detainees who suffer. Aged parents and young children are left alone. This is the story of one grandmother struggling to protect her family.
Sayragul Sauytbay Again at Risk of Being Deported
In August 2018, we all celebrated Kazakhstan’s decision not to deport this brave Muslim refugee back to China. But Beijing did not give up, and she is at risk again.
Arrested for Using Chinese Character Deemed Dangerous
In China, where freedom is not free, decorating one’s own home or having a “sensitive” social media username is a license to be arrested or even sent to jail.