200 Christians Arrested in EritreaJuly 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Eritrea has increased its crackdown on Christianity with increased raids. The Eritrean government has started going door to door to round up all suspected Christians. They have long...
Eritrean Aid Does not Help Those in NeedJuly 3, 2017 — ICC Note: The EU is voting on whether or not to send 90m Euros in aid to Eritrea. The problem is that have added no stipulations to the aid regarding...
Eritrea’s Horrific Persecution of ChristiansJune 9, 2017 — ICC Note Though the small country of Eritrea is often ignored, their human rights abuses are grave. Christians that do not belong to official denominations are rounded up and placed...
Eritrean Government Arrests 100 ChristiansJune 2, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea’s thin veneer of religious freedom was uncovered today when the government arrested 100 Christians in an attempt to crackdown on unapproved religious denominations. Though Eritrea does allow four...
Two Women Died After Hunger Strike to Demonstrate Christian Persecution in EritreaApril 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Christian women died after contributing in a hunger strike in order to bring awareness about Christian persecution. The women, who were not identified, were detained in the...
UN Wants Tribunal On Human Rights Abuses In Eritrea FormedNovember 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Eritrea, known as the "North Korea of Africa" has suffered much oppression in the hands of its government since its Independence from Ethiopia in 1991. According to...
U.N. Accuses Eritrea’s Leaders of Crimes Against HumanityJune 9, 2016 — ICC Note: A United Nations commission of inquiry is accusing Eritrea’s leaders of crimes against humanity, such as torture, rape, and murder. The council has called for international action against...
For Eritreans, Egypt is the new route to EuropeJune 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Eritrean refugees continue to flee the turmoil and persecution of their homeland. In order to escape their country, many Eritreans are now flocking to Cairo, Egypt where they...
Eritrean migrants find escape in Tel Aviv churchMay 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian Eritrean migrants and asylum seekers find places to worship in Tel Aviv, Israel where they have fled to from their homeland. These Christian communities within Tel Aviv...
Thousands of Christians Leaving Eritrea Because of Persecution, Report FindsMay 5, 2016 — ICC Note: A new report says one in twelve Eritreans has fled the country and several of them are Christians escaping religious persecution. Believers in Jesus face some of the...
Persecuted Christians in Eritrea: ‘The Guards Offered to Let us Go if We Renounced Jesus. We Said No’April 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Eritrea represents one of the toughest places on earth to be a Christian. The following report from Christian Today recounts testimonies from believers who suffered through extreme torture...
USCIRF Chair to Congress: Give Refugees Vulnerable to Genocide the Highest PriorityApril 22, 2016 — ICC Note: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) head Robert George told Congress that the U.S. should prioritize refugee asylum cases for people fleeing genocide. The chairman noted...
Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at SeaMarch 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Amidst the global refugee crisis, the trek across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa represents one of the most perilous for migrants seeking to flee persecution, economic crisis,...
Inside the UK Asylum System: From Eritrea to Northern EnglandFebruary 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Eritreans represent the largest number of migrants in the global refugee crisis that are applying for asylum in the United Kingdom. The tiny East African nation on the...
This Tiny African Nation Plays A Huge Role In The Refugee CrisisFebruary 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Eritrea represents one of the most difficult places in the world to be a Christian. Arbitrary imprisonment, torture, extrajudicial killings, and a climate of fear all play a...
USCIRF: Release Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune AntoniosJanuary 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Tomorrow marks the ten-year anniversary of Eritrea's house arrest of Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios. According to reports, the government removed Antonios because he refused to excommunicate thousands of...
