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Amnesty International believes them to be prisoners of conscience, detained solely because of their religious beliefs. Semere Zaid was detained on 6 July. He had been detained for a month in February 2005 and warned to stop his religious activities. He had to report regularly to a police station in Asmara following his release. He was rearrested during one of these routine visits. He is reportedly detained in a special security service section of the Second Police Station in the capital Asmara, known as "karchele." On 8 July, 18 students from Halhale College were arrested immediately after their final examinations. They were reportedly arrested individually on account of their membership of evangelical churches. It is not yet known where they are detained. None of those detained have been charged with any offence. They are being held illegally, as they have not been brought before a court within 48 hours of their detention, as is required by the Eritrean Constitution and laws. Others who have previously been detained on account of their religious beliefs have been tortured in order to force them, as a condition of release, to sign a special document promising to stop their religious activities. Many church members have refused to sign such a document. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Religious persecution against members of minority Christian churches continues intensively in Eritrea, even though the right to freedom of religion is guaranteed in the country's Constitution. On 24 June, 50 girls and 30 boys attending the Asmara Comprehensive School end-of-year party in a public park were arrested. They were all released without charge after a week in detention. Some were children. Some 70 members of the Meseret Christos church who were arrested at a wedding party in Asmara on 28 May are still detained without charge or trial (see UA 151/05, AFR 64/008/2005, 3 June 2005 and follow-up). Several hundred members of minority churches in Eritrea, including 17 pastors, are currently detained. Since 2002, only the official Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran Christian churches have been allowed to operate, and evangelical churches have been banned. There have been frequent reports of the security forces torturing detained evangelical church members, who have continued worshipping despite the ban, in an attempt to force them to abandon their faith. The detainees are held incommunicado in harsh conditions. They are imprisoned in secret detention centres and army camps in different parts of the country, including the main military training centre at Sawa. Some are held in shipping containers and underground prisons. Several have become seriously ill through denial of medical treatment. AI Index: AFR 64/010/2005 20 July 2005 Posted to: ሕትመታት Reports and Publications Comments Post a comment No comments found. 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