Africa

Christians in Eritrea confirmed that Migsti Haile (33) passed away at the Weaa Military Training Centre. She reportedly died yesterday morning, September 5, as a result of torture for refusing to sign a letter recanting her faith.

Five Christians have been sentenced in Algeria for preaching Christianity, with some of them receiving one year imprisonment, Algerian media reported Tuesday, September 4.

An Egyptian court on Monday (September 3) adjourned the hearing of young Christian twins legally forced to take Islamic education after their estranged father became Muslim.

The fate of at least 15 Christian leaders in Zimbabwe remained uncertain Friday, August 24, after they were detained for attending a prayer meeting near the capital Harare without permission from police, opposition sources confirmed.

Christians in Eritrea confirmed yesterday that a Protestant pastor in Asmara who disappeared 11 days ago remains missing.

Security police in Alexandria, Egypt have repeatedly tortured a young woman convert to Christianity in custody since Monday (July 16).

Christian rights activists expressed concern Wednesday, July 11, over reports that a senior Eritrean government official has "categorically denied the existence of religious repression in Eritrea" and dismissed reports of mass detentions of Christians as "hyperbole".

Muslim rioters attacked two Coptic Orthodox churches, damaged Christian-owned shops and injured seven Christians in two unrelated incidents in northern Egypt during the past week, local Christians said.

Twenty Christians, including young children, were reportedly still missing Wednesday, June 13, more than two weeks after being detained by Eritrean security forces for allegedly attending a prayer meeting of a banned independent church.

There are concerns that minority Christians in Sudan's volatile western region of Darfur do not receive aid because of discrimination, but aid groups cannot speak openly about the humanitarian situation for fear of jeopardizing their work or being expelled, BosNewsLife established Saturday, May 26.