Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
The Uyghur Community Mourns the Death of Rahile Omer. They Demand Answers
Taken away at 14 for being her parents’ daughter, the youngest face in the Xinjiang Police Files reportedly died in a Chinese prison at 23.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
AROPL in the Courtroom: Uncorroborated Allegations Suffice to Impose Further Restrictions
A Chester judge calls the police evidence hearsay, yet keeps Abdullah Hashem and six fellow believers under restraint for six more months.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
How the CCP Is Exporting Its Anti-Cult Surveillance Grid to 91 Countries
A new report finds nearly 1,250 liaison points abroad, keeping watch on the diaspora, harassing dissidents, and targeting groups labeled as “xie jiao.”
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
An African Detective Story: Who Killed Bishop Osório Citora Afonso?
A murder in Mozambique raised embarrassing questions for the government and for the Catholic Church itself
FEATURED CHINA
ETAC’s New Series on Human Harvesting in China: Evidence of State-Sponsored Mass Murder
A report by expert Sarah Cook coldly and precisely debunks two myths: that the Chinese Communist Party has no part in this horror, and that it has reformed the system to prevent it.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Six Propositions and a Straw Man: Ann Gleig’s “Talking About Cults”
A Buddhism specialist ventures into the study of new religious movements. She caricatures an entire field and forgets a whole category of survivors.
OP-EDS CHINA
Apologies for Mao, Silence for Uyghurs: What Is Freedom Worth?
Beijing can impose a commercial price on speech abroad. The deeper question is whether institutions in democratic societies will defend their freedoms when doing so becomes costly.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
AROPL: Aliens, Fairies, and Five Hundred Police Officers
A reporting ban on the Chester hearing has been lifted. What emerged there should trouble anybody who cares about justice in Britain.
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
ディプログラミングの復活:日本・韓国・中国の「悪の枢軸」が動き出す
昨今の韓国新天地教会の信者が拉致された事件と、東京の法律事務所で締結された協力協定は、犯罪的行為が復活する可能性を示唆している。






