Nearly 500 CAG Christians Arrested in Three Shandong Cities Over Half a Year
According to rough statistics, nearly 500 members of The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were arrested ...Read More
2024-11-12
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Guangdong’s Harsh Persecution of Church of Almighty God Members
Since 2022, raids, arrests, long jail sentences and even one suspicious death in jail have marked an...Read More
2024-10-26
Yunnan, Update on Brother Chang Hao: Sentenced, Liberated, and Detained Again
The popular preacher was baptizing new Christians with famous Pastor John Cao when the police raided...Read More
2024-10-19
A Scandal in Italy: Lists of Church of Almighty God Members Seeking Asylum in Italy Published in China
A site likely connected with Chinese intelligence services publishes lists of refugees who have appl...Read More
2024-10-07
ONGOING CRACKDOWNS: 500+ CAG Christians were Arrested in Guangzhou Alone, One Death Reported
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its crackdown on Christians from The Church of Alm...Read More
2024-10-04
A Chinese Christian Tortured in Jail Tells His Story
Zhu Chunlin’s testimony explains what “strict control and punishment” and “strengthened learning” me...Read More
2024-09-19
China, “Bitter Winter” Obtains a Secret Document on the Repression of The Church of Almighty God
Based on a 2020 confidential text, courts were asked to interpret law provisions extensively to impo...Read More
2024-07-30
Church of Almighty God: The Economy of Refugees and Ill-Founded Accusations of Human Trafficking
Refugee activities in democratic countries should be understood by considering that they have escape...Read More
2024-07-19
Street Evangelist Chen Wensheng Sentenced Again
He received a comparatively mild sentence (one year and seven months) but the authorities’s strategy...Read More
2024-06-25
Diocese of Baoding, Repression of Catholic Conscientious Objectors Continue
Those who refuse the Vatican-China deal and do not join the Patriotic Catholic Church are “disappear...Read More
2024-05-31
Four Regional Leaders of The Church of Almighty God Arrested and Sentenced to 10-11 Years
On February 28, 2024, the Haizhu District Court in Guangzhou sentenced twelve Christians from The Ch...Read More
2024-05-26
Torino, Church of Almighty God Refugees in Italy Speak at a Religious Liberty Event
A musical performance and a speech presented a situation that is still extremely difficult and needs...Read More
2024-05-19
Church of Almighty God: Two Stories of Torture in Chinese Jails
“Bitter Winter” publishes exclusive pictures and testimonies about the brutal abuse of female believ...Read More
2024-05-06
Campaign Against “Cults” Launched in Lhasa—But What Is a “Cult” in Tibet?
Tibet was never known as a hotbed of “xie jiao.” They may have achieved some success during the pand...Read More
2024-04-16
Sichuan’s Qiuyu Qingcaodi Church: Elders Wu Jiannan and Hao Ming Sentenced to Jail Terms
After a persecution that started in 2018, the two elders were sentenced to three years in jail with ...Read More
2024-04-15
Death of an Insurance Salesman: Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death in Jiangsu
Only six months after the incident it was confirmed that Xia Zhenglun died in Guanyun County in Sept...Read More
2024-03-02
20 Christians from The Church of Almighty God Sentenced in Group, Facing Up to Nine Years in Prison
On December 26 and 27, 2023, the People’s Court of Liwan District in Guangzhou held hearings o...Read More
2024-02-14
Sola Fide Church Raided in Heilongjiang, 200 Believers Arrested
by Shen Xiang On January 27, 2024, the Chinese police raided a gathering place of Christian believer...Read More
2024-02-05
China, More Members of The Church of Almighty God Arrested and Tortured
Although efforts are now made to keep the information secret, “Bitter Winter” has obtained data and ...Read More
2024-01-26
Hubei Suizhou Family Church Accused of Cult Activity, Resulting in Multiple Arrests
[CRLW (Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch), January 24, 2024] A family church in Suizhou, Hubei, wa...Read More
2024-01-25
Coming in February: Harsher Religious Regulations Just for Xinjiang
Special “Regulations on Religious Affairs” for Xinjiang, of which “Bitter Winter” offers a full Engl...Read More
2024-01-08