An Eritrean Christian has opened up about the 13 years of suffering he underwent for his faith in prison, including being punished for months at a time in a confined cell where he could not even stretch his limbs. Despite the suffering, he refused time and time again to renounce his faith.
...continue reading this storyLast month, Sudanese authorities deported at least 442 Eritrean refugees.
...continue reading this storyAccording to International Christian Concern, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has designated Sudan and Eritrea as "Countries of Particular Concern" in that both African nations have systematically, continually and egregiously abused their citizens' religious freedoms.
...continue reading this storyOn Saturday the UN's Human Rights Council created a commission of inquiry into Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive states, according to International Christian Concern.
...continue reading this storyFour senior church leaders in Eritrea have published an open letter criticizing the African state as "truly shameful and unacceptable," according to Barnabas Aid.
...continue reading this storyEritrea even persecutes its own officially recognized religions.
Just last week, five Christians about to be ordained in Eritrea's state sanctioned Evangelical Lutheran Church were arrested instead, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyEritrean security forces recently raided yet another prayer meeting, arresting about 150 Christians in a suburb of Asmara, the African nation's capital, according to Religion Today.
...continue reading this storyEritrean authorities are punishing 39 Christian high school students by subjecting them to beatings and hard labor, according to Open Doors.
...continue reading this storyHuman Rights Watch described it as "a giant prison" and Reporters without Borders called it "the most repressive nation on earth".
...continue reading this storyReligious persecution in Eritrea is at its highest ever and getting even worse, according to World Watch Monitor, the news outlet of Open Doors, a Christian charity that ranked Eritrea 10th on its World Watch List.
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