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
Eight Suzuki, Fight Your Battles with Words. 1. The ÂĄ1 Trillion Fantasy
The anti-cult journalist inflated the damage caused by the Family Federation. Only a few hundred claimants have come forward.
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
The Uyghurs: A People Who Have Learned to Fear Good News
Thailand’s royal pardon for two prisoners spreads anxiety across the diaspora, where release from jail has often been the prelude to deportation to China.
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
Die Saga von Ashram Shambhala. 1. Wer ist Konstantin Rudnev?
Nach elf Jahren in russischer Haft ist der Leiter einer russischen spirituellen Bewegung in Argentinien erneut festgenommen worden.






