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  1. Eritrea: Treatment of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians by authorities

    prisoners religious groups, Eritrea: Treatment of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians by authorities. EHREA archive: /library/documents/doc-709f86dfa4439cd7490e756e/#b-2cd8f0e4d6b846bfe1ba212a. Document-level sources apply; paragraph attribution is not established.

  2. Christian Prisoners in Eritrea

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  3. Fifty-eight imprisoned Jehovah’s Witnesses

    prisoners religious groups, Fifty-eight imprisoned Jehovah’s Witnesses. EHREA archive: /library/documents/doc-709f86dfa4439cd7490e756e/#b-2f93606f64c9a0ba60747dd8. Document-level sources apply; paragraph attribution is not established.

  4. Minority faiths in Eritrea - Thousands imprisoned, some still not charged with any crime

    prisoners religious groups, Minority faiths in Eritrea - Thousands imprisoned, some still not charged with any crime. EHREA archive: /library/documents/doc-709f86dfa4439cd7490e756e/#b-d32c6296d734f80abdb8c203. Document-level sources apply; paragraph attribution is not established.

  5. Eritrea: Treatment of Bahai members and the position of the Bahais regarding conscientious objection to military service (2000 to August 2004)

    prisoners religious groups, Eritrea: Treatment of Bahai members and the position of the Bahais regarding conscientious objection to military service (2000 to August 2004). EHREA archive: /library/documents/doc-709f86dfa4439cd7490e756e/#b-9c55a8c371669157fd58262d. Document-level sources apply; paragraph attribution is not established.

  6. Eritrean cracks down on religion even more as woman dies in detention center

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Prisoners of religious groups

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    Pastor Haile Naizgi

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    The Intorable Suffering of Eritrean Evangelicals

    Imprisoned Protestant Pastors

    Haile Naizgi Eritrean Full Gospel Church

    Eritreans call on their government to release christian prisoners of conscience

    Persecution of Evangelical Christians

    883 Christians in prison

    ERITREA: Religious Persecution

    Eritrea has become one of the world's most serious abusers of religious liberty and persecutors of Christians

    Gospel singer Helen Berhane released

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    Helen

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    Helen Berhane) (Video) [

    ] [AI:Helen Berhane - Eritrea] [Helen Berhane hospitalised in Asmara

Dr.Kifle Gebremeskel

Eritrean campaign against churches continues

More Christians Arrested; Imprisoned Pastors may Face Treason Charges

16 Pastors, 900 Christians in Jail in Eritrea

Number Of Christian Prisoners Doubles

Religious prisoner count tops 1,900

Eritrean Task Force aims to purge country of Christians

Eritrea doubles number of Christian prisoners [Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel]

Martyred for the independence of Eritrea and Reverend Dr. Kiflu Ghebremeskel

Pastor Tesfatsion Hagos

Eritrean Pastors Still Jailed

Evangelicals: unregistered christian churches in Eritrea

Closure of Finoteh Berhan church and destruction of the church property

Bibles and other spiritual books were collected and set on fire by government forces in broad daylight

Three Jailed Pastors "Disappear"

Tesfatsion Hagos

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    Pastor Kidane Gebremeskel

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      Hoping for spring in Eritrea

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      Pastor Kidane Gebremeskel

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      Eritrea Arrests Five More Evangelicals

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      Religious Persecution

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      Christian Persecution in Eritrea (Featuring

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      Eritrea Arrests Five More Evangelicals

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      Christian Prisoners in Eritrea

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      Eritrea: The Number of Christian Prisoners Doubles

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      Eritrea Christian Persecution Profile

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    Musie Yemane

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    Musie Yemaneis in prison for nine years. They put him to prison along with his Brother SEMERE Yemane. Musie left his wife and two kids, and he is behind bars for 9 years. What is his crime? Just because he is a follower of Christ and exercise his faith boldly. Let us remember them in our prayers. Let us feel the pain of their family. Let us put ourselves into their position. May God keeps you safe Musie hawey and others.

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    Mussie Eyob was detained by Saudi authorities, on the 12th of February, for preaching outside a mosque in an area of Jeddah locally known as Haya Roda. His action is said to normally carry a death sentence under Saudi law, however following concerted appeal on his behalf he was deported to his native Eritrea only to disappear into Eritrea’s vast prison system where many Eritrean pastors and evangelists have been detained incommunicado for nearly nine years. [Read more]

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    Pastor Oqbamikael

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    Pastor Oqbamikael Teklehaimanot - detained without charge or any due process since 2007 (previously jailed twice in 2003/04 and 2005). Pastor Oqbamikael was a teacher at Kale Hiwot Church school in Dekemhare much loved by his students

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    Teame Weldegebriel

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    Teame Weldegebriel has been in prison in Eritrea for over 10 years because of his Christian faith, his friends are asking the rest of us to stand with him and remember him in our prayers and be a voice for him and many others

Pastor Kidane Woldei

Eritrea: Treatment of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians by authorities

Kidane Weldu was arrested in a central street in the capital

Prominent Eritrean Pastor Disappears in Asmara

16 pastors among nearly 900 christian in jail in 2005

Eritrea Jails another 31 Christians

ERITREA: 1,700 Christians in prison in 2005

Prisoner of conscience/Torture or ill-treatment/Detention without charge,2005

Prisoners of Conscience / Torture or ill-treatment, 2004

Eritreans Call On their Government to Release Christian Prisoners of Conscience.

Pastor Abraham Belay

Christian Prisoners in Eritrea

Three More Evangelical Christians Arrested in Eritrea

Eritrea Cracks Down on Evangelical Christians

Up to 1800 Christians are currently being detained in Eritrea

More Evangelicals in Eritrea Arrested

Christian dies in military jail

3,000 Christians imprisoned in Eritrea

Pray With 141 Christians, Including 14 Children, Arrested in Eritrea

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    Patriarch Antonios

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    (Orthodox Priest)

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    ኣብ ደምበ ተዋህዶ ቤተ ክርስትያን ሓደገኛ ኩነታት ተባሪዑ

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    Patriarch Antonios Under Arrest

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    Biography of His Holiness Patriarch Antonios

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    Patriarchs Adviser Arrested

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    Letter from His Holiness Abune Antonios

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    Eritrea Imposes New Controls on Orthodox Church

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    Government Formally Sacks Orthodox Patriarch

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    Eritrean government sending ministers to military training camps

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    Prisoner of conscience:Abune Antonio

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    A Familiar Crime in the name of the Eritrean Orthodox Church

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    Government imposes new controls on Orthodox Church

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    The Eritrean Orthodox Church

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    Brutal Removal of Patriarch Antonios from his home

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    ገበነኛ ዮፍታሄ ቤተ ክርስትያን ተዋህዶ ንምብትታን ንኤውረጳ ይብገስ

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    Ortodoksawyan kabasmera

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    Another Eritrean Priest Forced Into Hiding

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    Statement by :His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim

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    ዓመጻት ህግደፍ አብ ልዕሊ ኦርቶዶክሳዊት ተዋህዶ ቤተ ክርስትያን ኤርትራ

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    Patriarch Antonios of Eritrea: An Icon of St. Paul in Chains

Reverend Gebremedhin Gebreghiorghis

ናዕቢ ኦርተዶክሳውያን ኣብ ኤርትራ ይቕጽል ኣሎ

Christian Persecution in Eritrea (Featuring

Merigeta Yitbarek Berhe

Dr. Fitsum Ghebrenegus

In chains for his faith since November 2004.

source [Eritrean Christians and Their Persecution]

Three More Orthodox Church Leaders Jailed

list of imprisoned clergymen

Eritrean authorities arrest Pastor Ukbamichael, for the third time in five years.

Closure of Finoteh Berhan church

Christian Prisoners in Eritrea

Orthodox Scholar,Merigeta Yitbarek Berhe (Orthodox Priest)

Merigeta Yitbarek in chains for his faith since early 2006. He has never been charged with any offense nor allowed visitation by family. No reports of his whereabouts source [Eritrean Christians and Their Persecution]

Aba Semereab,Part1 interview

Reverend Gebremedhin in chains for his faith since November 2004. He has never been charged with any offense, nor allowed visitation by family. No reports of his whereabouts. [Eritrean Christians and Their Persecution]

Fr. Dr. Tekleab Mengisteab[Orthodox Priest]

In chains for his faith since November 2004. He has never been charged with any offense nor allowed visitation by family.No reports of his whereabouts.[source [Eritrean Christians and Their Persecution] ስብከት፥ ብዶ/ር ተኽለኣብ መንግስትኣብ[video]

Dr. Tekleab Mengisteab in chains since 2004 and incommunicado

ዶክተር ቀሺ ተኽለኣብ መንግስተኣብ፡ ካብ ጊዜ ንእስነቶም ጀሚሮም ኣብ ቤተ ክርስትያን መካነ ህይወት መድሃኔ ዓለም እዮም ዓብዮም። ኣብ ርእሲ ካህን ኮይኖም ምግልጋሎም፡ መንእሰያት ብኣፍልጦ ትምህርቲ ሃይማኖት ዝዓብዩሉ ጻዕሪ ካብ ዘካየዱ ክህናት ሓደ እዮም። read more

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    Forty-eight Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea

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    Tekle Tesfai

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    Who is Tekle Tesfai

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    Letter from President to Ali Said Abdalls 25-10-94

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    Twenty-two Jehovahs Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea

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    Jehovah's Witnesses: Report 2004

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    Nine Long Years in Eritrean Prison Camp

Isaac Mogos

Three Jehovah's Witnesses held since 1994

The defenseless Jehovah's Witnesses

Fifty-eight imprisoned Jehovah’s Witnesses

Paulos Eyassu

Three Jehovah's Witnesses held since 1994

Minority faiths in Eritrea - Thousands imprisoned, some still not charged with any crime

Negede Teklemariam

Three Jehovah's Witnesses held since 1994

Eritrea: Putting A New Face On Religious Intolerance

Semere Zaid

Eritrean University Lecturer Arrested

Semere Zaid arrested without charges.

Prisoners of conscience: Semere Zaid (m), university lecturer,

University Lecturer Semere Zaid Arrested

The Insanity Of Jailing The Only Psychiatrist In The Country

Fr. Dr. Fitzum Ghebre has never been charged with any offense nor allowed visitation by family. No reports of his whereabouts [source Eritrean Christians and Their Persecution

Eritrea: Treatment of Bahai members and the position of the Bahais regarding conscientious objection to military service (2000 to August 2004)

Detention of Muslims

List of Detainees from Ansar El Suna group; Full Gospel and Orthodox Church

Christian Pastor, Scores of Muslims Jailed

Eritrean gov't detains Muslims for opposing interference in religion

Eritrean cracks down on religion even more as woman dies in detention center

Authorities arrest 80-member Presbyterian Congregation

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