Churches in the conservative “Justification by Faith” network remain among those most targeted by the CCP.
Religious Persecution
China, More Members of The Church of Almighty God Arrested and Tortured
Although efforts are now made to keep the information secret, “Bitter Winter” has obtained data and testimonies about several provinces.
Pakistan: Christian Musarrat Bibi, Acquitted of False Blasphemy Charges, Lives Under Constant Threat
A judge ruled that charges of Quran-burning were fabricated but she lost her job and has to live in hiding.
Falun Gong Report on 2023: 1,188 Practitioners Sentenced, 209 Killed
Figures include cases the movement became aware of in 2023. We regard them as believable.
Coming in February: Harsher Religious Regulations Just for Xinjiang
Special “Regulations on Religious Affairs” for Xinjiang, of which “Bitter Winter” offers a full English translation, will further reduce the possibility of religion to survive, if not as a propaganda mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
How Torture Destroyed the Mental Health of a Falun Gong Teacher
Freed from jail in 2021, Shandong’s Wang Jinhua can no longer sleep without medicines nor speak clearly.
Christian Inmate Tortured in Notorious Southern Mongolia Prison
Alamusha was mistreated since 2013 because he refused to plead guilty. Things got worse when he converted to Christianity in jail.
An Old Couple in Jail: Husband and Wife Sentenced in Henan as Falun Gong Practitioners
Li Shulin, 68 and at his fourth arrest, and his wife Wang Lijuan, 71, received heavy sentences in Luoyang, Henan,
Hui Muslim Poet Who Supported the Uyghurs Harassed and Beaten
Cui Haoxin (who writes under the pen name An Ran) was arrested twice in 2018 and 2020. He is free on bail but has now been savagely beaten by an “unknown” attacker.
United Nations Condemns Nicaragua’s Anti-Catholic and Anti-Religious Persecution
Noting a “systematic pattern” of cracking down on religion, the U.N. through two Special Rapporteurs asks to terminate the “arbitrary detention” of Bishop Álvarez.