Jailed Believer Subjected to Forced Labor, Denied Medical Care
A Church of Almighty God member recounts to Bitter Winter his horrifying experience serving a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence, received because of his faith.
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China
Destroying Lives for the Sake of a “Beautiful Countryside”
Land expropriations, demolitions of properties, and even deaths are the results of China’s nationwide rural rejuvenation campaign.
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Villagers Fail to Save an Ancestral Temple from Demolition
After a month of guarding the temple, residents of a village in Jiangxi’s Nanfeng county see it turned into ruins, as officials wage war against folk religions.
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CCP’s Use of Tech to Abuse Human Rights Condemned at 2nd Ministerial Side Event
On July 15, 2019, during the US State Department’s second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom in China held a side event called “Silicon Valley and China: The Rise of Religious Oppression Through Technology.” A persecuted Christian from The Church of Almighty God (CAG), a Uyghur, and a petitioner spoke on the CCP’s use of advanced technology to trample human rights, and called on US tech companies to stop their supply to China. The host Greg Mitchell, Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable, spoke on the state of religious persecution in China.
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Worshiping in a Bathhouse to Evade Persecution
To avoid raids and arrests, house church believers disguise their venues or opt to pray in the mountains, just to stay away from the watchful eyes of the regime.
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Accused of “Foreign Infiltration,” Japanese Jehovah’s Witnesses Deported
CCP is surveilling and arresting foreign missionaries across China as part of a nationwide campaign, forcing believers to meet in hiding and conceal their faith.
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Who Needs Religion? Buddhists Pressured to Be More Political
Communist propaganda echoes from inside temples, as places of worship are turning into Party indoctrination centers. CCP-supported abbots lead the way.
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Chinese Authorities Shut Down House Church After 14 Years of Persecution
The Chinese government doesn’t seem to care a whit about the holidays its people celebrate, which is seemingly evident in its crackdown on the Fuzhou Reformed Church on Mother’s Day Sunday.
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Religious Suppressions Intensify in Shandong
As Bitter Winter reported last week, the religious persecution in the eastern province of Shandong is escalating. In preparation for a visit from the central religious inspection team, local governments across the province have dismantled crosses, demolished temples, and vigorously cracked down on house churches. The recently received information indicates that the investigation of and control over religious venues and religious believers throughout the province is becoming more severe, paving a way to even more intense suppressions.
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Mom, Don’t Come Home!
The Church of Almighty God (CAG), the largest Christian new religious movement in China, is banned there by the CCP and subject to violent persecution. Hundreds of its members have escaped to South Korea, where they are seeking asylum.
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