Freedom of Religion and Belief
ERITREA: USCIRF condemns Religious Freedom violations in Eritrea While some of those incarcerated because of their faith were released in 2023, many others remain in jail. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (22.05.2024) – On May 13, the United States Commission...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ERITREA: Church leader denied burial site in his hometown A popular Eritrean Christian leader who died on 9 April is being denied a burial place because of his Evangelical beliefs CSW (21.04.2023) – Pastor Tesfay Seyoum, the founder and leader of Meserete...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ERITREA: 103 young Christians arrested for trying to record Christian music on YouTube Human Rights Without Frontiers urges the Eritrean authorities to immediately and unconditionally release hundreds of Orthodox, Protestant and Jehovah’s Witnesses who remain in...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ERITREA: Three Catholic clergymen released from arbitrary detention CSW and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) welcome the releases of three Catholic clergymen who were detained arbitrarily by the Eritrean authorities in separate incidents in October 2022, despite...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
An 80-year old Jehovah’s Witness in prison for 11 years The US Commission on International Religious Freedom calls for his release HRWF (21.10.2022) – USCIRF Commissioner Frederick Davie has called on the US State Department to secure the release of 80-year-old...