ERITREA: Online vigil marks 20th anniversary of church closures
A joint letter from the five organisations was sent to the Eritrean Embassy in London
Category: Eritrea
ERITREA: Twenty-nine Christians arrested at prayer meeting
Security forces raided a prayer meeting in a house in the capital, Asmara
ERITREA: Patriarch Antonios dies after 16 years of house-arrest
A large crowd gathered at his burial site to mourn the much-loved patriarch.
ERITREA: 15 Christians rearrested in Asmara
The Eritrean authorities have rearrested 15 Christians in raids on their homes in the capital, Asmara
ERITREA: Three elderly pastors arrested
Three elderly pastors have been arrested in the Eritrean capital, Asmara
ERITREA: UN re-appoints Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
On 12 July the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea for another year
ERITREA: 36 Christians released from two prisons
14 men had spent four years in Nakura prison (pictured) while 22 women were freed after two weeks in Mai Serwa prison.
ERITREA: 35 Christians arrested in prayer meeting raids
Two groups of Eritreans, totalling 35 Christians, have been arrested for holding prayer meetings.
ERITREA: 21 Christian women released from notorious island prison
On 26 February, 21 Christian women were released from Nakura prison in the Dahlak archipelago in the Red Sea.
ERITREA: 83 more Christian prisoners released
In the past two weeks at least 83 Christian prisoners have been released, including Mussie Eyob and Aklilu Desbele, and Church in Chains has learned that Twen Theodros was released in late 2020