Yearly Protest for Eritrean Christians Held OnlineJune 15, 2020 — 06/15/2020 Eritrea (Gateway News) –On Thursday May 28, leading rights groups and church officials planned to hold their annual protest and prayer vigil against the reported massive persecution of Christians...
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...
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: Second Most Slaves in the WorldJuly 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Eritrea ranks second in the world with total number of Human Slaves. It is only behind North Korea, due to its large conscription into the military. Another four...
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...
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...
Eritrea Forces Christian Schools to Close, All Schools Now Public and SecularNovember 8, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea has required all schools to become public and remove all religious education and ornamentation. They have closed a catholic school which refused to close itself and wouldn’t...
Eritrea Among Worst Communist Countries Against ChristiansOctober 23, 2017 — ICC Note Communism is one of the greatest attackers of Christianity worldwide. This month marks the 100th anniversary since the rise of Communist Russia and the Bolsheviks. Even though communism...
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...
Eritreans Raise Concern over Patriarch’s Health and SafetySeptember 19, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrean Christians are once again raising concern for the safety and health of the Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Patriarch Antonios. The leader of the church was...
Eritrean Christian Mother Describes Husbands CaptivitySeptember 15, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea, which has been called the North Korea of Africa, is one of the most repressive states in the world. In 2002, the Eritrean government declared that there...
Mother Who Died in Eritrean Prison Shows Possible Signs of TortureAugust 28, 2017 — ICC Note This month, a mother died in a prison camp in Eritrea just for following her faith. Fekadu Debasay, was a mother of three living in the most repressive...
