 Another
31 Christians in the northeastern African country of
Eritrea have
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Another 31 Christians in the northeastern African
country of Eritrea have
been jailed in the past
three weeks, bringing the number of people arrested
for "illegal" Christian activities in the country
this year to 187.
Authorities apprehended 14
members of the Kale Hiwot Church in Adi-Tekelzan
(20
miles north of the capital Asmara) Friday, Feb. 4,
during a Bible study
at the home of their
pastor.
On Tuesday, Feb. 1, Semere Zaid, a
Christian professor at the University of
Asmara, was
arrested when he turned himself in to police after
returning
from studying abroad. He had voluntarily
gone to the police station along
with officials from
the university after discovering that the task force was
investigating him.Police asked the university
officials to leave and
arrested Zaid without
charges.
On Saturday, Feb. 12, 15 Christian women
were jailed at the police station
in Keren,
Eritrea's third-largest town, 40 miles northwest of
Asmara. A
physician identified as Dr. Segid was also
arrested in Keren during the last
week of January.
Local authorities reportedly described the evangelical
believers as a "threat to national
security."
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