BITTER WINTER

Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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LATEST ARTICLES

Is China Triggering Another Tragedy Like the One That Occurred in Nepal-Tibet?

Challenging nature in such remote places is dangerous. Despite warnings, Beijing is doing just that, with no regard for human lives.

The Unification Church Case in Japan: The Confessions of a Repentant Anti‑Cult Pastor

How Haruhisa Nakagawa’s encounters with believers, activists, and victims revealed a human rights crisis concealed behind a powerful public narrative.

Ethnic Unity: China Celebrates a Law of Erasure

Beijing’s first Ethnic Unity and Progress Publicity Week presented forced assimilation as harmony.

The Rudnev Case and the Fragility of Journalistic Standards

A study of how major outlets reacted when informed that their reporting relied on compromised sources, and why some continue to resist correction.

Pretrial Detention, Media, and Politics in Argentina: From Procedural Risk to “Judicial Danger”

Inside the courtroom calculus where reputations, headlines, and imagined futures decide who stays behind bars.

“Grassroots Theoretical Propaganda” Now Reaches Every Household in China

A nationwide system now merges digital extraction, algorithmic profiling, and immersive simulation to push Party ideology into every citizen’s daily life.

OneTaste: A Warning in Geneva Against the Misuse of Trafficking Laws

CAP‑LC alerts the United Nations Human Rights Council to the dangers revealed by the conviction of Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz.

Chairman Lee: A September Voice in Geneva for a 95-Year-Old Prisoner

CAP Freedom of Conscience warns the Human Rights Council about the fate of Shincheonji’s leader.

Xi’an Zion’s Light Church Case: Lawyers Face Violence in Court

Months of stalled proceedings, disputed charges, and an unexpected clash inside a courthouse reveal the climate surrounding those who defend detained pastors.

The Agreement Beijing Did Not Erase

China inherited a territorial claim. It also inherited an unanswered political obligation to Uyghurs.

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