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Eritrean security forces have detained 18 college students, all evangelical Christians, on Friday the 8th of July 2005.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:28 p.m.
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Sources in Asmara have alerted Release Eritrea that security forces in the city have stormed and detained around 80 high school students at an end of term party.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:26 p.m.
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Eritrea is currently one of the most repressive countries on the African continent with regard to its overall human rights record, and even ranks significantly amongst offending countries worldwide.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
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Around 90 people from across the globe gathered outside the Eritrean Embassy in London at a vigil to protest against religious persecution in Eritrea.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
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Release Eritrea has received news that security forces raided and detained 250-300 guests at a wedding in Asmara, on Saturday 28th of May
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:08 p.m.
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Release Eritrea thanks all those who participated in the peaceful demonstration objecting religious persecution in Eritrea on Wednesday 25th May 2005, Outside the Eritrean Embassy in Washington DC.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:06 p.m.
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Release Eritrea USA calls on the Government of Eritrea to release all Christian Prisoner of conscience and respect the human rights of its citizens by reinstating freedom of religious worship.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 6:03 p.m.
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Release Eritrea Calls on all Eritreans and Friends of Eritrea to join a rally, protesting against religious persecution in Eritrea.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 5:59 p.m.
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Release Eritrea calls on the Government of Eritrea to unconditionally release all Eritrean Christians imprisoned for their faith and open Minority Churches which have been shut for three years this week.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 5:57 p.m.
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Release Eritrea welcomes further indications that more minority churches may be authorised and operational shortly.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
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Release Eritrea welcomes a statement given by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at the 61st Session of the commission on human rights in Geneva, stating that the Eritrean Government has now received and authorised registration application made by the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Eritrea.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:50 p.m.
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Release Eritrea highlights concerns over the detention and disappearance of Pastor Kidane Weldou from the streets of Asmara on Friday the 18th of March 2005.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:47 p.m.
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Release Eritrea outlines its concern over the detention of children between the ages of 2 and 18 whilst they were attending bible study classes on Saturday 19th Feb 2005.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:46 p.m.
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Release Eritrea renews its invitation for the international community, Eritreans and friends of Eritrea to call upon President Isaias Afwerki and the Government of Eritrea to stop the gross human rights abuse that is being waged against Eritrean Christians.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:45 p.m.
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Release-Eritrea Welcomes Calls on President Issayas to curb the persecution of Eritrean Christians.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:43 p.m.
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Just before Christmas and the release of the new ‘Band Aid’ album I was watching the making of it and in spite of my reservations regarding the whole situation of band-aiding such deep rooted wounds I must say I was deeply moved by the evident commitment of the artists involved in the venture…
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:37 p.m.
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Eritrean Evangelicals have responded in different ways to the persecution.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:34 p.m.
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In May 2002, the government summoned church leaders from all evangelical and Pentecostal denominations and instructed them to re-register their churches and, while their registration is processed, to refrain from congregating at their respective church buildings.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:32 p.m.
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Although we have noted in earlier articles that Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians have been particularly harshly targetted, nevertheless, the religious persecution has not spared Orthodox Christians either.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:27 p.m.
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In 1995 the Government of Eritrea decreed a new religious law
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
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The Eritrean Popular Liberation Front (EPLF) has become well known, since its inception in the early 1970s, for its hostility towards any practising religious group.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:11 p.m.
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Amidst growing concern for the safety of yet more church leaders imprisoned on the 18th of Nov, release Eritrea denounces the abuse of basic human rights of Eritrean brethren.
Posted on Dec. 17, 2025, 4:01 p.m.