Ethiopian Archbishop Refused Entry to Eritrea

March 16, 2020 — 03/16/2020 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – On February 22, Archbishop of Addis Ababa, Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, along with several other high level Catholic officials from Ethiopia were refused entry...

A Forsaken Peace Deal

February 8, 2020 —

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02/08/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For years, a little-known hermit country in Africa has been...

Will The “North Korea of Africa” Truly Open Up?

November 22, 2019 — By Benjamin Harbaugh The small African country of Eritrea sits nestled on the coast of the Red Sea. Roughly the size of Pennsylvania, Eritrea changed colonial hands after World War...

Eritrean Pastor Speaks of Torture in Home Country

September 19, 2019 — 09/19/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – Pastor “Gabriel” was recently interviewed by the Barnabas fund about the situation for Christians in Eritrea. Gabriel told about how Christians “are tortured, starved...

Eritrea Ranked as Least Free Country in the World for Press

September 11, 2019 — 09/11/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released a report ranking the top ten countries with the least Freedom of Press. The...

Eritrea Closes Religious Schools Following June Closures of Catholic Health Facilities

September 10, 2019 — 09/10/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – The Eritrean Government has again earned its name of “North Korea of Africa” again over the past few weeks. In June, report came out...

Eritrea Arrests Another 150 Christians Between June and August

August 23, 2019 — 08/23/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – Eritrea, one of the world’s worst violators of Human Rights, has again clamped down on Christians in their country. Since 23 June, more than...

Human Rights Watch Report Shows Eritrea Still Violating Human Rights Consistently

August 12, 2019 — 08/12/2019 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report last Friday showing that Eritrea continues to violate human rights daily, despite many people hoping that the...

One Month Since Eritrea Closed All Catholic Run Health Facilities

August 6, 2019 — 08/06/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – It has been just over a month since the government in Eritrea seized control of all Catholic run health facilities in its borders. This...

Eritrean Authorities To Close Christian Operated Clinics

July 25, 2019 — 07/25/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern)- Earlier this month, Eritrean authorities closed the last remaining Christian health facility in Zager, in their move towards closing all Church-operated health clinics. Last month...

Eritrea on UN Human Rights Council Despite Horrible Record

June 28, 2019 — 06/28/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – In October, 2018 Eritrea was given a seat on the UN Human Right’s Council. This was shortly after the country ended its decades long...

UN Special Rapporteur Speaks Out Against Eritrea

June 25, 2019 — 06/25/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – UN expert Daniela Kravetz has spoken out against Eritrea cracking down on the Christian community. “These actions, (closing all Catholic health facilities), show that,...

Eritrea Closes All Catholic Run Health Facilities

June 21, 2019 — 06/21/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – The Catholic Church has accused the Eritrean government of closing all Catholic run health facilities in Eritrea. Not only did they close down these...

Eritrea Continues to Crackdown on Pentecostal Christians – 30 Christians Arrested

June 7, 2019 — 06/07/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) - Thirty Christians were arrested on Monday, June 3, while praying at nondenominational churches in three different locations in Asmara, Eritrea. This news comes shortly after...

Eritrea Arrested 141 Christians During Gathering

May 24, 2019 — 05/24/2019 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – Today is Eritrea’s Independence Day. They gained independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after years of fighting. Despite the holiday, Release International reported that 141...

Eritreans in Refugee Camps Fear Being Sent Home

December 20, 2018 — 12/20/2018 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – There are tens of Thousands of people in Northern Ethiopia that have been living in squaller and fear after they fled their homes in...