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Eritrea: imprisoned Christian mother dies, as arrests continue

August 15, 2017 Eritrea Adi Quala, Asmara, Eritrea

Just last month in October the only Anglican priest in Eritrea, Rev Nelson Fernandez of St George’s Episcopal Church in Asmara was ordered to leave the country.

An Eritrean Christian mother of three has died at the desert camp where she and her husband had been held since May. They were two of an estimated 210 Christians rounded up in the past three months for belonging to non-sanctioned churches. Fikadu Debesay and her husband lived in the . . . Read More

Eritrea arrests another 22 Christians

June 16, 2017 Eritrea Abune Antonios, Adi Quala, Asmara, Pentecostals

The number of Eritrean Christians arrested since the beginning of May has risen to more than 120, according to charities Open Doors and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). World Watch Monitor first reported on the fresh wave of arrests on 26 May, at which stage over 90 people had been arrested. . . . Read More

100 Christians detained, 10 years after Eritrea put Patriarch under house arrest

May 26, 2017 Eritrea Abune Antonios, Adi Quala, East Africa, Eritrea, Pentecostals

The Eritrean government has stepped up its campaign against Christians, arresting almost 100 in the past month. The arrests come as Christians in the repressive East African country mark ten years since government officials placed the Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch under house arrest and incommunicado, and 15 years since the forced . . . Read More

Christian woman dies in Eritrean jail, as prisoner of conscience

November 1, 2013 Eritrea Adi Quala, Asylum seekers, UN

Shipping containers, such as these photographed in South Sudan, are used as makeshift prison cells in neighbouring Eritrea. Wehazit Berhane Debesai died during the week of Oct. 14 in an Eritrea prison, though it was not reported if she was being held in a shipping containter.Courtesy Open Doors International . . . Read More

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Eritrea: imprisoned Christian mother dies, as arrests continue

Eritrea arrests another 22 Christians

100 Christians detained, 10 years after Eritrea put Patriarch under house arrest

Christian woman dies in Eritrean jail, as prisoner of conscience

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