ERITREA: Over 30 Christians arrested at child’s birthday party
Police targeted evangelical Christians attending the celebrations
Police targeted evangelical Christians attending the celebrations
Twenty young Christians remain in prison
“The risk of arrest does not deter them because they are in love with their Lord.”
It has been reported that 13 Christians were released from Mai Serwa prison in late July
The young Christians, some from Eritrea Institute of Technology at Mai-Nefhi (pictured), gathered to sing together and record worship music
Pastor Tesfay Seyoum had been imprisoned for the past ten years
The Global Guide was formally launched by Rev Trevor Sargent (Church of Ireland minister and former Green Party leader).
Rights groups are calling for the release of four clerics detained by the Eritrean authorities despite belonging to permitted denominations
A joint letter from the five organisations was sent to the Eritrean Embassy in London
Security forces raided a prayer meeting in a house in the capital, Asmara