BITTER WINTER

Bitter Winter

A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

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LATEST ARTICLES

Shincheonji in Latin America: Bible Courses, Gradients of Commitment, and Anti-Cult Rhetoric

While the movement grows in Argentina and beyond, criticism appears to be imported from Korea rather than domestic.

“Brainwashing” Accusations and the Persecution of The Church of Almighty God

A persecution that continues in China is now extended through transnational campaigns of espionage, propaganda, and harassment.

Now They Come for Jesus: Anti-Cultist Admits She Aims to Destroy Christianity

In an exceptional (if ugly) book, “cult hunter” Be Scofield attacks Jesus as the ultimate “cult leader.” She is not alone.

Coming Together Against Silence: Reflections on the 3rd International Uyghur Forum, Ten Years After the Camps

The task ahead, the threats of the Chinese, the determination never to yield. When holding a conference becomes an act of resistance.

Then They Came for Macau: The Au Kam San Case Signals an Escalation of Repression

A dissident’s trial reveals how a quiet city enforces the National Security Law with far‑reaching consequences. It is the first case tried under the new law.

After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 3. Forced Conversions

A journalist describes years of abductions, confinement, coerced renunciations, and litigation that shaped public hostility toward the Unification Church.

What Lobga Rangzen’s Self-Immolation in New York Tells the Uyghurs

A Tibetan offered his life for freedom. Uyghurs and Tibetans stand together against the same colonial machinery of oppression.

After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 2. In the Aftermath of the Abe Assassination

A journalist traces the chain of events that turned a single crime into a nationwide campaign against an innocent religious minority.

After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 1. Dissolved Without Having Committed Crimes

A bestselling author explains why her investigation reveals a profound crisis for religious liberty and constitutional guarantees in contemporary Japan.

After a Tibetan Set Himself on Fire in New York: How Tibetans React

The self-immolation is viewed very differently by Tibetans than by Western observers, who often miss the context.

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