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Christian Deaths Mount in Eritrean Prisons
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Compass Direct News reports:
Three Christians incarcerated military prisons faith he died past fr months Eritrea, including death Friday Jan. 16 42-year-old solitary confinement, according Christian support organization.
Eritrean Government Continues to Arrest Christians
A campaign mass arrests initiated late November reached Eritrean capital city Asmara, occasioning detention 100 men, women children variety Christian denominations.
Eritrean Officials Imprison 20 Members Of Underground Church
By Dan Wooding
Founder ASSIST Ministries
WASHINGTON, DC ANS - Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) tt learned tt Eritrean officials imprisoned 20 Christians belonging underground Faith Missions Church Sunday, October 12, 2008, Deki-Zeru, town 30km Asmara, capital.
“The Christians holding Sunday morning worship service Eritrean security forces raided church,” ICC spokesperson. “The Christians, including elderly, prison.
Eritrean Christian Students Shut Into Shipping Containers
Compass Direct News reports that
Authorities Tuesday (August 5) locked hh school students military training school metal shipping containers objecting burning hundreds Bibles, sources told Compass.
The male students Sawa Defense Training Centre Sawa, near Eritrea’s border Sudan, incarcerated military authorities confiscated 1,500 personal Bibles students arriving 2008-2009 academic year.
The et students objected military officials burning Bibles.
“During time tt Bibles we set fire, chief commander Sawa, Col. Debesai Ghide, warning students telling Sawa patriotism, ‘Pentes’ [Pentecostals],’” source. “Eight male students God ge boldness speak burning Bibles he io custody metal shipping containers military Sawa prison cells Christians he bn practicing tr faith center.”
Reading Bible privately, discussing Christian faith students, praying meals gs possessing Bible or Christian literature forbidden center, source said. Students involved sh activities liable imprisonment severe military punishment.
Read story Compass Direct News
Christian Woman Dies of Malaria in Eritrean Prison
Compass Direct News reports:
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Compass Direct News) – Imprisoned tortured Christian faith se December, 37-year-old Azib Simon died malaria Eritrea’s Wi’a Military Training Center lt week.
Weakened ongoing torture, sources said, Simon contracted malaria week died. Christians prison rarely gn medical attention, sources authorities refused provide treatment Simon’s malaria.
Simon sister Eritrean television journalist Biniam Simon, recently fled country abandoning career government controlled ERI-TV.
Azib Simon attended Kale-Hiwet Church Assab, independent evangelical churches he bn targeted country’s Marxist-leaning authoritarian regime. held notorious Wi’a Military Training Center, 20 miles south Red Sea port Massawa, se arrest December 2007.
Prisoners Wi’a military camp constant pressure recant tr faith.
Full story Compass Direct News.