Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
CCP Propaganda Wants You: Behind the Curtain of China’s Global TV Machine
A report reveals how CGTN’s polished façade conceals a system in which censorship governs every layer of news production, and journalists operate under constant supervision.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
A New Judicial Seal on the Suppression of Ahmadi Religious Literature in Pakistan
The Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling on “Rohani Khazayeen” confirms that restrictions on Ahmadi belief are now endorsed at the highest judicial level.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
No Uyghur Is Beyond Reach: AI and Beijing’s New Machinery of Transnational Repression
From WhatsApp groups and diaspora media to Türkiye and Syria, the Anthropic report reveals how technology expands Beijing’s repression.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
Ogawa and Nishioka on the Unification Church Case in Japan. 2. How the Media Killed a Church
Politicians were unable or unwilling to resist media pressure. Christians were conditioned by decades of left-wing propaganda.
FEATURED CHINA
Inside the Maoist Communist Party of China. 3. A Failed Protest?
Exclusive interviews with militants who believe that the leftist movement is doomed by its own fundamentalist Marxism and uncertain strategy.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Cults, Moral Panic, and the Press: How to Construct a Perfect Enemy
Cases from the 1990s demonstrate how “cult” rhetoric destroyed reputations and led to false accusations in Argentina. The story repeats itself in the Rudnev case.
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
Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality
A new federal policy on spiritual language in the armed forces raises concerns about freedom of conscience and religion’s future place in Canadian public life.
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
Sectas, pánico moral y prensa: cómo construir un enemigo perfecto
Los casos de la década de 1990 demuestran cómo la retórica de la “secta” destruyó reputaciones y dio lugar a acusaciones falsas en Argentina. La historia se repite en el caso Rudnev.






