Eritrea has stepped up its campaign against Christians, arresting 218 in the past 12 months – some along with their children. This latest crackdown means that around 400 Christians are currently im...

On 23 May 2004, Eritrean authorities arrested two pastors from the Full Gospel Church in Eritrea: Dr Kiflu Gebremeskel and Pastor Haile Nayzgi. The arrests were made in response to a government ban...

One of the founding fathers of the Full Gospel Church in Eritrea has died in prison. Reverend Ghirmay Araya was arrested in 2021. He was never charged with any crime. He suffered from diabetes and re...

In April 2023, more than one hundred talented Christian young people, who are members of a musical group known as the Mahalians, were arrested after recording songs of praise that they had intended to...

In 2002, the government of Eritrea passed legislation that locked down religious freedom in the country, outlawing every religion except Sunni Islam, Eritrean Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Lutheran...