Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
LATEST ARTICLES
NEWS FROM CHINA
The Falun Gong Dashiqiao Nine Verdict: Jail Terms Up to Nine Years
Liaoning practitioners are sentenced after months of surveillance and a trial that ignored illness, age, and basic legal safeguards.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
South Korea: Mother Han Sentenced to Two Years. She Is Innocent
The prosecutor had requested thirteen years. But innocent defendants should be acquitted, not receive “lenient” sentences to save the prosecutors’ face.
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 3
Ukrainian Orthodox Church priests face a painful dilemma: cooperate with the Russians, go to jail, or flee.
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
The Cult of Nyabingi in Rwanda. 1. A Subversive African Spirituality
The story of the most important East African millenarian movement and the spirit that allegedly gave rise to it.
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
Rifugiati della Chiesa di Dio Onnipotente. Una nuova dichiarazione depositata alle Nazioni Unite
Il documento descrive come la persecuzione continui anche dopo che i credenti sono riusciti a lasciare la Cina.