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Another Christian has died while serving time in one of Eritrea’s harsh detention centers. On Sunday, January 24, Hana Hagos Asgedom, 41, became the 11th known Christian to pay with her life for her faith in Jesus Christ.
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North Korea India and Eritrea in shame list of worlds worst persecutors of Christian
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A petition calling for religious freedom for Eritreas Christians has received more than 43000 signatures
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“They don’t pose any security risk to the country. These are just old married people. They have just come together to pray. It doesn’t make any sense to arrest moms and grand-moms for praying together.”
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The Eritrean government arrested 30 elderly, Christian women this past weekend, a Christian persecution watchdog reported Monday.
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Eritrea (MNN) — There are unconfirmed reports of a new wave of arrests against Christians in Eritrea over the weekend. Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs says there are now over 3000 Christians in detention in Eritrea. This comes on the heels of raised concerns at the Human Rights Council over the extent of human rights violations taking place in the country. “For the representatives of Eritrea to stand before the UN and say, ‘We have religious freedom, we have human rights’ — that’s a fairy tale.” It’s frustrating to know that little can be done to help the imprisoned Christians. “Not a single one of them has been charged with anything. Not a single one has had a trial. None of them has been allowed a lawyer to represent him or her. Christians basically disappear into the Eritrean prison system.” Nettleton says it’s not hopeless. People are still responding to the Gospel. “The most important thing we can do is simply to pray for our brothers and sisters who are there, because every time they meet together with other believers, they risk disappearing into the prison system.”
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Helen Berhane was detained and tortured by Eritrean officials for two years due to her faith in Christ. A new book describes the plight she endured for her faith in Jesus.
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Eritrea (MNN) — Evangelical Christians are facing even more problems in Eritrea. Open Doors USA reports Eritrean security forces raided the home of the founding elder of the Full Gospel Church in Asmara. Three people were arrested during the raid, seven more people two day later. More than 2800 Christians remain behind bars for worshipping outside of the state-sanctioned Orthodox, Lutheran and Catholic churches. At least ten believers have died while being incarcerated.
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A Christian man detained in Eritrea’s Wi’a Military Camp for the past year died of meningitis on September 3 following an outbreak of the illness at the prison…. read more.
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For over seven years now, since May 2002, evangelical believers in Eritrea have been under persecution. Around 2800 sit in prison cells, military and labor camps, or metal shipping containers because prisons have run out of cells, reports MNN.
Aside from Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran, any Christian gathering has been deemed “illegal” there because they have not been registered. However, Paul Estabrooks with Open Doors said that on numerous occasions they have tried to register, but they hav… >>
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Eritrea (MNN) — Open Doors says at least seven prisoners held at Wi’a Military camp in Eritrea have died in an outbreak of meningitis. At least one of them was a believer who spent the last year imprisoned for his faith. Open Doors also reports that two weeks ago, the Eritrean government called on all its citizens to inform the police of any illegal gatherings of Christians in their neighborhoods. Keep praying that the hope of Christ speaks loudly for the believers who cannot speak for themselves.
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Two Ethiopian religious leaders arrived in Eritrea opposing the prevailing conflict and anarchy within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOC) that was instigated by the clique headed by Abune Paulos.
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Sources in Eritrea says there has been a death of another Christian in Mitire Military Confinement Camp.
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Eritrea has continued to severely persecuted Christians in the country. This latest report indicates that 15 monks from Eritrean Orthodox Church were detained by Eritrean officials.
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Eritrea has continued to severely persecuted Christians in the country. This latest report indicates that 15 monks from Eritrean Orthodox Church were detained by Eritrean officials.
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Christians in Eritrea who were tortured and jailed for their faith have given searing accounts of the brutality they faced to Release International a ministry serving the persecuted church worldwide
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“When I first heard about the situation in Eritrea, it was a shock and a serious wake-up call about how real Christ and persecution are.”
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“Yes, our jailers were able to take away our eye-sight, but they will never be able to break our morale, our spirit and our faith.”
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Eritrea is one of the top Christian persecuting countries in the world. Currently, three thousand Christians are imprisoned in the country due to their decision to follow Christ. Recently, Eritrean officials unexpectedly released three Christians. Eritrea should release all the imprisoned Christians and allow its citizens to freely exercise their freedom of religion.
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The U.S. State Department designated Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan as “countries of particular concern” because of their religious freedom violations. Those same countries were named in 2006.