In early December, the Eritrean security forces raided a house where 27 secondary school students were gathered for prayer and worship. After keeping them for a few days in a police station they have been transferred to Mai Serena prison, it is a prison located in the vicinity of Asmara and currently there are hundreds of prisoners in this prison. Secondary school students in Eritrea are under the age of 17, so most of them are young children. In another venue, 17 additional Christians have also been sent to Mai Serena prison. Out of these, 18 are female prisoners.