Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
Hunan: Leaders of Yueyang Panshi Bible Church Remain in Custody
Relatives and fellow believers confirm that Pastor Huang Lei and two colleagues are prosecuted under the provision on “illegal use of information networks.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
Forced-Labor Law and Religion Collide in the US: A UN Filing Raises Alarm
A newly submitted NGO statement warns that expansive readings of trafficking legislation may place spiritual communities at risk.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Cash for Accusations: How China Rewards Those Reporting “Illegal Religious Activities”
When reporting a neighbor’s religious activities can bring financial gain, believers inevitably begin to worry: Are the people around me still worthy of trust?
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 1
How did the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate interact from 2014 to 2022?
FEATURED CHINA
Frank Dikötter’s “Red Dawn Over China”: When History Is Itself Anti-Communist
A must-read scholarly book, criticized by Chinese propaganda, illuminates the early CCP with rare archival depth and uncompromising independence.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Salarrué: A Theosophical Artist in El Salvador
His paintings and writings fused esoteric experience, vitalist philosophy, and Mesoamerican symbolism into a spiritual search that continues to attract scholars.
OP-EDS CHINA
How Beijing Turns Human Relationships Into Instruments of Power
A governing model tested in Uyghur homes now shapes overseas networks, business ties, cultural outreach, and policing arrangements worldwide.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
Anti-Cultism Down Under. 3. From Singer to Feliciano
Over-emphasizing the authority of their sources is a common anti-cult tactic. Nobody at the Victorian Inquiry double-checked their claims.
INTERVIEWS
A Case Built on Sand? Konstantin Rudnev Speaks Out After House Arrest Is Revoked
The prosecutors’ accusations against Rudnev deserves to be examined in detail—and he should be allowed to present his version to the public.
DOCUMENT AND TRANSLATIONS
日本の統一教会事件:耳を傾けなくなった社会に一人の学者が訴える
宗教法人が十分な社会的議論もないまま解散させられる――日本はなぜ、このような状況に至ったのか。仲正昌樹氏が振り返る。






