Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch dies after 16 years in detention
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Abune Antonios, a confined Eritrean Orthodox Church Patriarch and the longest-serving prisoner of conscience in the Horn of Africa, died on 9th February at the age of 94. He was still serving detention in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, after his arrest in 2006, just two years after his installation as the third […]
Eritreans still suffering despite peace deal with Ethiopia, says priest
World Watch Monitor An Eritrean priest has called on the international community not to close their eyes to the reality of what is happening in his country, reports the Catholic news site Agenzia Fides. While bilateral relations with countries in the region are improving, the harassment of religious groups at home continues, Fr Mussie Zerai, a priest of […]
ESSAY: STRIPPED OF HIS TITLE AND ILLEGALLY REPLACED, ERITREA’S SPIRITUAL LEADER LANGUISHES IN DENTENTION
Rev THOMAS J REESE, a commisioner on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, explains why Patriarch Antonios of Eritrea is one of his “heroes”…
Religious freedom advocates call for release of Eritrean Orthodox patriarch, hosing down reports of reconciliation
The continued detention of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Patriarch Abune Antonios is a “clear indictation” of the Eritrean Government’s “obsessive determination to monitor, suppress and control every religious community”, according to the chief executive of UK-based religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Calling for his “unconditional release and reinstatement”, Mervyn Thomas this week hosed down reports […]