Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
NEWS FROM CHINA
Going Home to Tibet: China’s Propaganda Trap for Diaspora Tibetans
Lawmakers in Dharamsala warned that Beijing may exploit family reunions, tourism, and youth tours as part of its united-front strategy.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD
BAPS, Women, and the Eiffel Tower: A False “Cult” Scandal
Remember the “Indian cult” who asked female employees to be removed during its visit to the Tour Eiffel? It was fake news, an official report says.
TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Gulbahar Haitiwaji’s Testimony of Resilience and Survival
Speaking in London, the Uyghur author of a memoir on her years in a Chinese camp described the price of bearing witness and the solidarity among detained women.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
Pakistan’s Ever-Growing Militarization Threatens International Peace and Violates Human Rights
A conference at the UN in Geneva raised concerns about an already serious situation that risks spiraling out of control.
FEATURED CHINA
The Agreement Beijing Did Not Erase
China inherited a territorial claim. It also inherited an unanswered political obligation to Uyghurs.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Einar Jónsson: The Sculptor Who Carved Iceland’s Esoteric Soul
A story of Theosophy, Spiritualism, national myth-making, and the artists who turned Icelandic stone and legend into vehicles for transcendence.
OP-EDS CHINA
Who Owns “China”? A Geographic Name, a National Identity, and the Peoples Left Out
What’s in a name? What is “China” and who is “Chinese”? How the term “Chinese nation” was socially and politically constructed to promote Han imperialism.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
Argentina’s Case Against Rudnev: Pre-trial Detention as Coercion
The Argentine proceedings against Konstantin Rudnev are a paradigmatic case of the abusive use of pre-trial detention to extract confessions.
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:悔い改めた反カルト牧師の告白
信者、活動家、被害者たちとの出会いを通じて、中川晴久牧師が目の当たりにしたのは、支配的な社会的言説の陰に隠された人権危機だった。






