Sudan Repeals Government Committees Assigned by Bashir to Watch over ChurchesMarch 14, 2020 — 03/14/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – In a surprising move, the Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasr al-Sin Mufreh, signed an order abolishing all government appointed committees that over saw religious...
Muslim Convert in Hiding After Receiving Threats from CommunityMarch 12, 2020 — 03/12/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) –Ahmed Alnour converted to Christianity in late-2018. After he converted, locals in the area started to notice that he was no longer conducted the 5...
Sudan Promises to Change Policy on Christian Holidays in FutureMarch 11, 2020 — 03/11/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Sudan News now, Sudan’s new Minister of Education, Mohamed Al-Amin Al-Toam, has announced to church leaders in Sudan that the government will...
Sudanese Christians Skeptical of New Government ConsiderationsMarch 9, 2020 — 03/09/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Amidst Sudan’s new religious freedom initiative attempts, Sudan’s Minister of Education, Mohamed Al-Amin Al-Toam told church leaders that the government is considering excluding Christian...
Sudanese Businessman Detained at Airport after Return from 5 Years in ExileFebruary 2, 2020 — 02/02/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – A Sudanese businessman was recently detained upon his return to Sudan after five years in exile. The man, Samir Mousad Obid, was detained at ...
Three Churches Burned Down in Southern Sudan TwiceJanuary 25, 2020 — 01/25/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – This past week, three temporary church structures were burned down in Bout, Sudan. It is believed that Islamist radicals in the area were guilty...
Persecution Does Not Go UnnoticedJanuary 17, 2020 — By Benjamin Harbaugh On December 18th, 2019, the U.S. Department of State released its annual list of countries that engage in “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom,”[1] called...
March for Jesus Held in Sudan After Years of OppressionJanuary 10, 2020 — 01/10/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – On December 23, Sudanese Christians rejoiced as they celebrated a holiday tradition that had been suspended and threatened for years under former President Omar...
Sudan Starts Investigation into Darfur CrimesDecember 27, 2019 — 12/27/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan has launched investigations into the major human’s rights abuses that have taken place in Darfur over the past nearly two decades. These abuses...
Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok Pushes for Sanctions to be LiftedDecember 13, 2019 — 12/13/2019 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Just a few months old, Sudan’s new transitional government is taking significant steps to demonstrate to the world that the new order in Sudan...
Sudan Shares Religious Freedom Plans with USCIRFDecember 13, 2019 — 12/13/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan’s transitional Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok met with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on December 5 and discussed religious freedom in the...
Sudan and US to Exchange Ambassadors After 23 YearsDecember 8, 2019 — 12/08/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Recent developments in the Republic of Sudan have elicited greater hopes for the further moderation and democratization of the country under the current administration....
Sudanese Religious Affairs Minister Seeks Peace for ChristiansDecember 5, 2019 — 12/05/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Nasreldin Mofreh, Sudan’s Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments and part of Sudan’s transitional military council, recently commented that he aims to “promote a...
Sudanese Judiciary Can’t Turn Bashir Over to HagueNovember 15, 2019 — 11/15/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The head of the Sudanese Judiciary system, Nemat Abdallah, has stated that it does not fall within her power to turn Omar al-Bashir over...
Sudanese Religious Affairs Minister Promises Return of Confiscated Church PropertyNovember 6, 2019 — 11/06/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – As Sudan continues to make strides towards democracy, Religious Freedom must remain at the forefront of the movement. Without the basic rights of Freedom...
Sudanese Protesters Have “No Objection” to Handing Bashir to International Criminal CourtNovember 5, 2019 — 11/05/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Omar al-Bashir, the recently deposed dictator of Sudan, has been on trial for corruption charges in the country’s highest courts. The trial has been...
