A Sad Father’s Day: The Story of Siqi
In the United States and other countries, June 21 is Father’s Day. A member of the Church of Almighty God tells Bitter Winter the sad story of her beloved and persecuted father.
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China
Protestant House Church Raided For Second Time in China’s Xiamen
Authorities in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen have raided a Protestant house church for the second time in two months, RFA has learned.
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Crosses Removed from over 250 Churches in Anhui Province
Provincial authorities ordered to eradicate crosses “no matter what,” and in four months, many state-run Protestant churches were left without them.
by Lu An
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Truth About Epidemic Hidden Behind ‘Positive Energy’ News
China’s propaganda agencies busily create “warm news,” propagating “personal sacrifice” and “government’s achievements,” to manipulate public opinion.
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Taiwan President Visits Hong Kong Bookseller’s New Store
President Tsai Ing-wen visited exiled Causeway Bay bookseller Lam Wing-kei in his new bookstore on the democratic island of Taiwan on Friday, sending out a strong message of solidarity with anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong, the darkest hour has yet to come
Bitter Winter publishes exclusive footage of the police repression. “Is there any country welcoming Hong Kong people now?”
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“Inside The Church of Almighty God”: A New Book Tells It Like It Is
Oxford University Press publishes Massimo Introvigne’s survey of the most persecuted religious movement in Chinby Ruth Ingram
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China’s Push to Impose National Security Law in Hong Kong Draws Fire from Critics, Locals
HONG KONG – China’s plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong to prevent and punish acts of “secession, subversion or terrorism activities” that threaten national security has drawn fire from critics and ordinary Hong Kongers alike, with many lamenting this is the end of the free and open city that the world has known.
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With Lockdown Lifted, Crackdowns on Churches Intensify
The minute coronavirus prevention restrictions were eased, state-run churches in Jiangxi Province felt the resurgence of onslaughts. Many were closed for good.
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Prisoners of Faith Forced to Make Goods for Foreign Markets
A member of The Church of Almighty God (CAG)—the single most persecuted religious movement in China—in her 30s now, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014. Accused of “using a xie jiao organization to undermine law enforcement” just for her belief, she served the time in a women’s prison in northwestern China.
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