By 2030, Xinjiang will build six more specialized hospitals. Why, given that the region has a very low organ donation rate? On July 3, the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) raised alarms about a worrying trend:Read More →
The veteran Christian dissident has been arrested for the third time since 2014. He has faced continuous police harassment for eleven years. Pastor Huang Yizi, of the Fengwo Church—a house church in Pingyang County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province—has become aRead More →
On Saturday, June 28, 2025, a silent protest in the form of performance art took place on the streets of London, United Kingdom. The event was initiated by the Hong Konger in Germany (HKDE e.V.), with the London event hostedRead More →
Beginning on May 29, a large police operation targets a group labeled as xie jiao for political reasons. On May 29, starting at 9 a.m., Chinese authorities launched a major operation in multiple cities, including Beijing, Qingdao, and Dalian, asRead More →
Pastor Li Jie, Elder Han Xiaodong, and Elder Wan Qiang were sentenced to jail penalties for “fraud.” In 2022, “Bitter Winter” reported that a police raid on a parent-children camp of Linfen Covenant Home Church in August led to theRead More →
New measures also apply to gaming centers, market stalls, and even funeral parlors. Restaurant owners in Hong Kong, some of whom have contacted “Bitter Winter,” are worried that they may soon be forced to close due to strict enforcement ofRead More →
As of June 7, 2025, according to information obtained, Pastor Lian Changnian of Xi’an Church of Abundance, along with Pastor Lian Xuliang and preacher Fu Juan, had been detained since August 17, 2022, on charges of “fraud.” After approximately twoRead More →
In 1988, the Uyghur people decided that enough was enough. June 15 is not just a date—it represents honor, courage, and resistance. A personal memory. Every year since 1988, June 15 has been commemorated as a significant day for UyghursRead More →
Their supply chains include critical minerals for the extraction of which forced labor is massively used. On June 11, Global Rights Compliance, an international human rights organization, published a comprehensive 77-page report revealing significant connections between Western corporations and China’sRead More →
On June 16, 2025, as the United Nations Human Rights Council convened its 59th session, a multi-group joint protest rally was held in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The event, hosted by the Tibetan Community in SwitzerlandRead More →
The heads of Yena Monastery get 3-4 years in prison for opposing China’s planned hydropower project. Authorities have sentenced two senior Tibetan monastic leaders to three- and four-year prison terms for their roles in rare 2024 public protests against aRead More →
Not even being part of the government-controlled Christian organization protects communities with a modicum of independence from repression. At the end of May, police arrested six Christians from Huainan City, Anhui—Zhao Hongliang, Shang Lei, Xu Yongshui, Xu Kehong, Yang Tongguang,Read More →
China’s President waited a decade before meeting the highly loyal religious leader. The encounter was likely related to the Dalai Lama’s succession. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to promote its false Panchen Lama (the real Panchen Lama was kidnappedRead More →
6/13/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling political class, released a plan on May 7 mandating Protestant churches to alter their worship music to include songs and lyrics praising communism, according to Christian DailyRead More →
Hong Kong’s Lennon Walls, which transformed public spaces into canvases for democratic expression, became iconic features of the city’s pro-democracy movement. Exiled Hong Kongers are looking to revive the city’s famed Lennon Walls in Taiwan to serve as powerful remindersRead More →
Despite facing persecution, the Beijing Zion Church has expanded to multiple provinces. Now, the authorities are intensifying their crackdown on all branches. Beijing Zion Church used to be the largest house church in the city. Despite being raided and bannedRead More →
05/19/2025 China (International Christian Concern) – The Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, often called the “Mayflower Church,” endured years of persecution and uncertainty before finally finding refuge in the United States. In 2019, the 60-member congregation fled China due to increasingRead More →
A mammoth document both praises the CCP’s work in the security field and calls for a more severe repression of groups identified as national security threats. The State Council Information Office released the white paper “China’s National Security in theRead More →
The CCP’s top ideologist discusses Xi Jinping’s “unique scientific understanding” of religion and how it should be used to support the Party’s domestic and global aims. When Wang Huning speaks, it is always a good idea to listen. Wang isRead More →
In June 2022, authorities in Guangdong launched two waves of large-scale arrest operations targeting Christians from the Church of Almighty God. Following the mass arrests in Heyuan and Maoming in early June, further detentions were carried out in mid-June inRead More →
Between June 1 and June 2, 2022, in just two days, the CCP police launched coordinated arrest operations in the cities of Maoming and Heyuan, Guangdong Province, detaining at least 125 Christians from The Church of Almighty God (CAG). ARead More →
