Falun Gong, banned and persecuted in China, is described by the authorities as the quintessential xie jiao (“heterodox teaching”). Yet, until 1996, Falun Gong was hailed by the regime as a positive contributor to China’s physical and moral welfare. What happened in the following years? Bitter WinterBitter Winter plans to report on how religions are allowed, […]
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Falun Gong Targeted in the Current Crackdown on Xie Jiao
The national crackdown on banned “heterodox teachings” (xie jiao) led to the sentencing of 305 Falun Gong practitioners between April and July 2018. Bitter WinterBitter Winter plans to report on how religions are allowed, or not allowed, to operate in China and how some are severely persecuted after they are labeled as “xie jiao,” or heterodox […]
Australian Academic Investigated for His Support of China’s Anti-Falun-Gong Campaign
A Griffith University lecturer, accused of being “in China’s pocket” for his attempts to deny that organs of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience are “harvested,” is being investigated and banned from traveling abroad. He denies all charges. Bitter WinterBitter Winter plans to report on how religions are allowed, or not allowed, to operate in China and […]
A Secret Document Details the Plan for Persecuting the Movements Listed as Xie Jiao
Bitter Winter has received and publishes a confidential document detailing how the persecution of the movements listed as xie jiao (“heterodox teachings”) should be conducted between April 2018 and January 2019. The Church of Almighty God is the primary target. Jiang TaoJiang Tao (uses pseudonyms for security reasons), aged 42, is from Henan Province. He […]
Forced Organ Harvesting in China Denounced in Washington DC
At a side event during the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, doctors report about organs being removed from Falun Gong, Uyghurs, and other prisoners of conscience in China, and used for transplant. Bitter WinterBitter Winter plans to report on how religions are allowed, or not allowed, to operate in China and how some are severely persecuted […]
Petition to Free Falun Gong Prisoners
Source: ChinaAid Date: May 23, 2018 ChinaAid reports that lawyers of Falun Gong practitioner Sun Qian, a Canadian citizen jailed in China for her religious practices, issued a petition appealing to Canadian officials and citizens to pay closer attention to the crimes committed against this religious group, calling it “China’s biggest human rights crisis.” Bitter […]
Falun Gong’s Lawsuit Against China Anti-Cult Association in Flushing Is Allowed to Proceed
Source: Law.com Date: May 1, 2018 The Chinese Anti-Xie-Jiao Association, an entity with direct links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) created to generate and spread propaganda against the religious movements the regime has listed and Bitter WinterBitter Winter plans to report on how religions are allowed, or not allowed, to operate in China and how […]