South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by CSW CSW is deeply saddened by the death of the legitimate patriarch of the Eritrean Tehwado Orthodox Church, Abune Antonios, after 15 years under house arrest. Local reports indicate the 94-year-old patriarch died in the early hours of February 9. The patriarch’s body was taken to the […]
Originally published in Voice of Martyrs Thirty-five Christians have been arrested in Eritrea for conducting prayer meetings. The latest arrests dash hopes of a change of heart towards Christians in that country, where many have been imprisoned for their faith since Eritrea closed most of its churches in 2002. The […]
Reports that the Eritrean government has released 27 Christian prisoners of faith raises hopes for the release of other church leaders who still remain behind bars, says Filmon Tesfai, a fugitive from Eritrea and missionary with Voice of the Martyrs (VoM) South Africa. “These believers stayed from two to 16 […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Some 45 people attending Christian gatherings have reportedly been arrested in recent months in the capital city of Eritrea, a country ranked as the sixth worst in the world when it comes to Christian persecution. Rights groups are raising the alarm as recent reports […]
Originally published in BosNewsLife. Leading rights groups and church officials planned to hold Thursday May 28, their annual protest and prayer vigil against the reported massive persecution of Christians in Eritrea for the first time online, amid ongoing coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Britain. The protest usually takes place outside the […]
Life in South Africa has recently become a little better for Filmon Tesfai, a health professional and victim of Christian persecution from Eritrea, after the Department of Home Affairs granted him a temporary permit that is renewable every six months, reports Ashley Cloete of NPO Friends from Abroad. Last month […]
In July Filmon Tesfai, a victim of Christian persecution from Eritrea, a small country on the horn of Africa, had to go to Port Elizabeth to apply for political asylum in South Africa. During that PE trip, Filmon, who is currently based in Cape Town, was interviewed by Gateway News: […]
Originally published in Premier A Christian freedom group has written to members of the Human Rights Council urging them to support a resolution to seek peace in Eritrea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Concern Eritrea have written to the member states of the Human Rights Council (HRC) calling on […]
South African Christians should use their extensive religious freedom to share the Gospel at every opportunity said Filmon Tesfai, a Christian health professional who has been jailed four times and suffered torture for his faith in his home country, Eritrea. Since escaping from his homeland in the Horn of Africa […]
Originally published in Religion News Service Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact between Eritrea and Ethiopia takes hold this month. But hundreds remain imprisoned in Eritrea under harsh conditions stemming from a war in which members of […]
