History teaches us that the media can either be allies in the fight for rights or pose a grave danger to religious freedom. It depends on whether they are truly free from pressures, individual interests, and manipulation.
Religious Liberty
Inter-American Rights Commission Condemns Nicaragua’s Treatment of Jailed Protestant Leaders
Puerta de la Montaña pastors and co-workers were falsely accused of money laundering and sentenced to heavy jail penalties.
Albania: Evangelical Pastor Found Guilty of “Hate Speech” Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Pastor Paulin Vilajeti had called the organization in a TV show a “dangerous Satanic cult” “sowing hatred” and “inciting suicide.”
Tai Ji Men Case, FoRB Problems in Japan, France, Discussed in Leuven
At an international religious liberty conference, panelists insisted that different incidents are not isolated but should be confronted in a comparative perspective.
Shenzhen, 4,000 Villagers Confront the Police After Destruction of an Ancestral Hall
The 300-year old monument in Futian District has been demolished due to a combination of official disregard for spiritual traditions and land speculation.
Taiwan, France, Japan: Roots and Consequences of an Anti-Cult Ideology
Some had predicted the demise of religion in the Global West after the end of the Cold War. It did not happen—which caused harsh reactions.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cardinal Ambongo Threatened by the Government
The country’s Attorney General wants the Catholic leader silenced and prosecuted. Why?
USCIRF: China’s Religious Liberty and “Malignant Influence” Getting Worse
The 2024 USCIRF report notes a deteriorating situation in several countries. “Bitter Winter” remains a trusted source.
How Putin Humors Xi Jinping: Crackdown on Moscow’s Falun Gong
A woman has been arrested on May 3 and three other practitioners held as witnesses.
Church of Almighty God: Two Stories of Torture in Chinese Jails
“Bitter Winter” publishes exclusive pictures and testimonies about the brutal abuse of female believers of the persecuted Christian new religious movement.