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Persecution News - Eritrea
Three Christian women released
(May 13, 2009)
Three Christians released
(March 25, 2009)
Imprisoned Christians die
following torture
(January 28, 2009)
New wave of arrests sweeps
across Eritrea
(December 24, 2008)
Imprisoned Christian dies, more
believers arrested
(November 05, 2008)
Five More Evangelicals Arrested
(September 05, 2008)
Christian students imprisoned in
shipping containers
(August 13, 2008)
Imprisoned Christian Woman Dies
(July 23, 2008)
Eritrea Profile
Total Area:
121,320 sq. km
Population:
5,028,475 (July 2008 est.)
Ethnicity:
Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and
Kunama 40%, Afar 4%,
Saho (Red Sea coast
dwellers) 3%, Other 3%
Language:
Afar, Amharic, Arabic,
Tigre and Kunama,
Tigrinya, other Cushitic
languages
Religion:
Muslim, Coptic Christian,
Roman Catholic,
Protestant
Government Type:
Transitional Government
Note: Following a
referendum on
independence in April
1993, a National Assembly
was formed, composed
entirely of the People's
Front for Democracy and
Justice or PFDJ.
Parliamentary elections
had been scheduled to
take place in December
2001, but were postponed
indefinitely. Currently the
sole legal party is the
PFDJ.
Capital:
Asmara (Asmera)
Population Below
Poverty Line:
50% (2004 est.)
Country Reports
 
Shipping containers like these have frequently
been used to imprison evangelical Christians
Five More Evangelicals Arrested
September 05, 2008
As five evangelical Christians met for prayer on the evening of September 7 in
the office of the New Covenant Church in Asmara, Eritrea, police burst in and
arrested them, according to a September 15 report from Compass Direct. After a
day's detention, the one woman in the group was released. The four men,
including the pastor, Yohannes, were transferred to the Adi-Abyto military camp.
Hundreds of evangelical
Christians have been
arrested, some held for
months in metal shipping
containers with very limited
food and air. On September
15, U.S. Secretary of State
Colin Powell announced
that Eritrea has been
included in its list of
"countries of particular
concern" because of the
government's repressive
action against any religious
group not officially
recognized. The other
countries are Saudi Arabia,
Vietnam (also listed for the
first time), Burma, China,
Iran, North Korea, and
Sudan. The list was
announced as the State
Department made public its 2004 Annual Report on International Religious
Freedom.
Pray for these Christians and the many others presently in prison for their faith
in Eritrea. Pray that the Eritrean government will listen to the concerns of the
international community and recognize the importance of religious freedom.
Pray for Christians in Eritrea, as they continue to be salt and light in the midst of
this oppression.
For more information on persecution facing Christians in Eritrea, click
here. To view a video report by VOM produced earlier this year on the
persecution facing Christians in Eritrea, go to the Video section of VOM's
multimedia website, persecution.tv.
 
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