Chinese Authorities Persecute Christians
The following information is taken from this weeks Canada's Persecution & Prayer Alert As you read through this prayer need, please remember to pray for those doing the persecuting.
China: Chinese authorities are continuing their repression following the destruction of a church building on July 29 (see www.persecution.net/news/china128.html). An August 8 news release from China Aid Association reports that twenty of the fifty who had been detained have since been released. Five of them have been served with formal charges for "interfering with the duty of police officers." There are also reports of severe torture during interrogation. At least three people suffered broken ribs and some of the women were forced to strip in public. A Christian reporter from Zhejiang, Zan Aizong, was also arrested and jailed for seven days for reporting on the destruction and posting an open letter to the Hangzhou chief of police that protested the incident. He has since been fired from his position with the Haiyang Bao newspaper.
A short video clip of the destruction of this church building is available on www.persecution.tv.