Eritrea Frees Jailed Evangelical Pastor Haimanot After 11 Years
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with reports from the region
ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Eritrean Pastor Oqbamichel Haimanot, who was jailed for participating in a Christian wedding and leading "outlawed" evangelical churches, has been released after 11 years behind bars, his supporters told BosNewsLife.
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Eritrea Christian Woman Dies After “Torture” In Military Prison
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos and Joseph DeCaro
Eritrea Jails 125 Christians In Campaign Against ‘Illegal’ Worship
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- There was uncertainty Tuesday March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were "beaten and detained" in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators said.
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Eritrea Releases Elderly Detained Christians
Eric Leijenaar, BosNewsLife Senior Special Correspondent with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Three elderly Christian men have been released on bail from a military prison camp and police facility in Eritrea, Christian rights investigators confirmed Friday, March 20.
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`Eritrea Detains Christians, Attacks London Protest`
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ASMARA/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- Investigators say dozens of devoted Christians have been detained near Eritrea's capital Asmara as part...
Eritrea Police Raid Church Service; Dozens Detained
By BosNewsLife Correspondents Eric Leijenaar with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in Eritra have detained dozens of Christians during a church service as part of a major crackdown on Christian worship, shortly after news emerged that at least two believers died this month in a military concentration camp, rights investigators told BosNewsLife Thursday, January 29.
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Eritrea Releasing Dozens Of Jailed Christians; Others Detained
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-– Dozens of Christians detained in Eritrea for unauthorized worship have been released, but many...
Eritrea Releases 69 Christian Prisoners After Years In Jail
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Eritrea released at least 69 Christian prisoners in recent weeks, including many detained in...
Rights Groups Demand Release Thousands Of Eritrean Christians
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ASMARA/LONDON (BosNewsLife)-- Supporters of five religious rights groups have demonstrated outside the Eritrean embassy in London against “human rights violations” in Eritrea where up to 3,000 Christians remain detained without charges, organizers said Friday, May 29.
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