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Category - Eritrea

12 May 2013

New report on rampant repression after 20 years of Eritrean independence

Twenty years after independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners locked up without charge, says a new report from Amnesty.
3 Apr 2013

Amnesty calls on Egypt and Sudan to end abuse of refugees

Amnsty International has called on Egypt and Sudan to stop the kidnap, forced transport and abuse of asylum-seekers and refugees.
6 Jul 2010

Faith leaders must be peacemakers, says Eritrean author

Faith leaders in Africa have a responsibility to act as peacemakers rather than to fuel strife, says a Lutheran theologian from Eritrea in a new book.
9 Nov 2007

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25 Apr 2007

Eritrean government increases control over Church

In what is being seen as an indication of increasing government control of the Eritrean Orthodox Church (EOC), a renegade bishop has been declared its new Patriarch 16 months after the ordained pontiff was illegally removed from office.
12 Jan 2007

Christian Aid criticizes Somalia military air strikes

Recent US air strikes against militants in Somalia will do little to bring peace and security to the region, says leading UK-based international development agency Christian Aid.
4 Jan 2007

Churches assist refugees on Somali and Kenyan border

After the intervention of the Ethiopian troops, the situation in Somalia continues to be very tense, with the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) refusing a government offer for amnesty, say church agencies working in the region.

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