Ethiopian Archbishop Refused Entry to EritreaMarch 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...
Eritrean Pastor Speaks of Torture in Home CountrySeptember 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 PressSeptember 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 FacilitiesSeptember 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...
One Month Since Eritrea Closed All Catholic Run Health FacilitiesAugust 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...
Eritrea Continues to Hunt Pentecostals Despite Opening of BordersAugust 30, 2018 — ICC Note: The Eritrean Government is currently hunting down and arresting Pentecostal Christians who greeted a visiting pastor. The pastor gave an impromptu sermon on the newly opened streets of...
Eritrea Still One of Worlds Worst Human Rights ViolatorsMay 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Eritrea remains one of the worst human rights violators in the World. Rights groups are calling for a continuation of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Special...
Eritrea Continues Religious Freedom Abuses by Closing Down Church InitiativesJanuary 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Eritrea has for years been one of the world’s most restrictive and abusive governments in the world. Over the past several months, they have been restricting the already...
Eritrean Christian Describes 13 years in Prison for FaithJanuary 16, 2018 — ICC Note A man named Shiden* told his story of faith and imprisonment in Eritrea due to the high persecution there. He related how he was forced into military service...
Eritrean Government is Using New Strategies to Persecute ChristiansDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea has long been a persecutor of Christians. Since 2002, every form of Christianity besides three denominations have been banned from worshipping or practicing their faith. In the...
Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia Stage Protest To Stop RegimeNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note Refugees and friends staged a protest outside the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa last week. They were protesting the “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations” in...
Eritrea Has Four Legal Religions…. For Now.November 14, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea’s government continues to interfere in the lives of the Religious community in their country. There are only 4 legal relious groups in Eritrea, which include the Orthodox...
Eritrean Mother Describes Struggle of Raising Christian Children in Repressive StateOctober 11, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea is one of the world's most repressive regimes. Since its decree in May 2002, there have only been 4 state sponsored religions allowed. These include the Eritrean...
