China Aid has released an appeal from the husband of a Christian woman killed in police custody on June 18 (for more details, click here). Zhang Zhenghua, husband of Ms. Jiang Zongxiu, is calling for the Chinese authorities to investigate and hold the police officers accountable who beat Jiang to death while she was being interrogated. Despite reports in the Chinese media and several appeals to higher authorities, there has been no serious investigation into the case. Initially, the authorities claimed she had died of heart failure, despite the obvious wounds on her body from the beatings. To read the English translation of Zhang's appeal, click here.
Continue to pray for Zhang and his four-year-old son, Zhang Jun, as they deal with the terrible loss of a wife and mother. Pray for other families also facing the pain of loved ones killed or in prison in China for their Christian work. Pray that the authorities will hold responsible those who killed this young mother.
We encourage Christians to call the Chinese authorities to account by politely expressing your concerns to the Chinese embassy in your country. For contact information, click here. For guidelines on how to write a letter to government officials, click here.
For more information on the suffering and persecution facing Christians in China , click here.
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