FINDING HELL (AND HEAVEN): FREED CZECH CHARITY WORKER RECALLS HIS TIME IN SUDAN’S JAILS
In an in-depth report, ABIGAIL FRYMANN ROUCH, of World Watch Monitor speaks with Petr Jašek, a Christian Czech aid worker who spent more than 14 months in a prison in Sudan…
Czech shared Sudan prison cell with Islamic State convicts who beat him up and abused him
World Watch Monitor A Czech Christian aid worker, freed from prison in Sudan on 26th February, has spoken of how the prison authorities treated him. “The first two months were probably the most severe for me because I was placed in a cell together with members of the Islamic State, who humiliated me as a Christian. It […]
Prague furious as Sudan sentences Czech Christian to 20 years
BosNewsLife (with DAVID ADAMS) The Czech Republic has condemned a Sudanese court’s ruling that sentenced a Czech missionary and film-maker to 20 years imprisonment, while a local pastor and a Christian activist have reportedly received a 12 year jail term. Shortly after Sunday’s ruling, Czech officials pledged to do everything they can to secure the […]
Czech aid worker gets 20 years for ‘war against’ Sudan
World Watch Monitor Czech aid worker Petr Jašek has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Sudan after being found guilty of charges which included waging war against the state, violating restrictions in military areas, spreading rumours to defame the state, and inciting strife between communities. He’s already been in prison for more than a year. The […]
Sudan acquits pastor in trial of Christians charged with capital crimes
Morning Star News A court in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday released a pastor from prison after acquitting him of charges punishable by the death penalty, sources said. Rev Kwa (also transliterated Kuwa) Shamaal, head of missions of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC), was acquitted of charges ranging from spying to inciting hatred against the […]
CSW expresses concern over delays in trial of four men, including two pastors, in Sudan
Religious freedom advocacy, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, has expressed concern over delays in the trial of four men, including two pastors, facing charges including waging war against the state, in Sudan. A hearing for the four men – Rev Hassan Abduraheem, Rev Kuwa Shamal, Petr Jašek and Abdulmonem Abdumawla – was scheduled to take place in Khartoum […]
Sudanese clergyman appear in court accused of capital crimes
Two Christian pastors and another man appeared in a Sudanese court on Sunday accused of at least seven crimes including waging war against the state and espionage, both of which carry the death penalty, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The UK-based religious freedom advocacy reported that Rev Hassan Abduraheem, a senior minister and vice moderator of the […]