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Eritrean Hostages in Sinai Threatened with Organ Removal
By Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service SURREY, ENGLAND – Thirteen Eritrean hostages currently held in northern Sinai, close to the Israeli border face a bleak future. They’ve issued a desperate appeal for international intervention after being informed that they will be sold to organ traffickers if a large ransom is not paid for them. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported that in an appeal publicized by Italian NGO EveryOne Group, the hostages said, “We have been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Eritrea, Persecution
Mass Arrest of Christians in Eritrea
By Michael Ireland Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) — Eritrean officials arrested 30 Christians for praying at a private house in Asmara, the capital on January 2. Some of the Christians were only recently released after being detained for their faith. International Christian Concern (ICC) — www.persecution.org — has learned that Security officials arrested the Christians and took them to police station one in Asmara. Officials also detained another Christian on January 4. ICC says the detained Christians are members of the Philadelphia Church, an evangelical church outlawed in Eritrea. In a media release, ICC explains that several churches have been forced to go underground in Eritrea since 2002 when officials required all religious groups to register. The officials only registered four religious groups: Islam, the Eritrean Orthodox Church, the Roman … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Eritrea, Persecution
Christian Dies In Eritrean Military Confinement Camp
SANTA ANA, CA ANS — Sources in Eritrea says there has been a death of another Christian in Mitire Military Confinement Camp. Yemane Kahasay Andom, 43, of the Kale-Hiwot church of Mendefera died Thursday, July 23. He allegedly was secretly buried in the camp. He had spent the past 18 months in Mitire. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Eritrea, Persecution
Christian Deaths Mount in Eritrean Prisons
Compass Direct News reports: Three Christians incarcerated in military prisons for their faith have died in the past four months in Eritrea, including the death on Friday Jan. 16 of a 42-year-old man in solitary confinement, according to a Christian support organization. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Eritrea, HIndu, Muslim, Open Doors, Persecution
