The “2023 Annual Report on the Chinese Communist Government’s Persecution of The Church of Almighty God” is essential reading to understand religious repression in China.
Religious Persecution
Why Uyghurs Keep Commemorating the Ghulja Massacre of 1997
Every year on February 5 they remind the world that what happened then was the beginning of a genocide that still continues.
The New Regulations for Religions in Xinjiang: Part of a Wider Campaign Against Religion
An Indian academic looks at the meaning, impact, and danger of the new rules.
Russia, Crackdown on the Esoteric Movement Allya Ayat Continues
In Siberia’s Altai Republic a new wave of repression targeted some 150 believers of the large group founded in Kazakhstan.
Sola Fide Church Raided in Heilongjiang, 200 Believers Arrested
Churches in the conservative “Justification by Faith” network remain among those most targeted by the CCP.
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.