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…
Sudan Church of Christ leaders charged with sound pollution for ‘noisy’ services
World Watch Monitor Five Sudanese Christians arrested, but later released earlier in October have now been charged with causing sound pollution through overly loud church services. The five church leaders – Ayouba Telyan, Abdelbagi Tutu, Ali El Hakim, Ambarator Hamad and Haibil Ibrahim – were summoned to court on Thursday, but immediately told their hearing was to be […]
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 […]
Unlawfully detained for months, Sudan church leaders finally in court
World Watch Monitor After nearly eight months of legal limbo, a Sudanese court has finally seen three detained Christian leaders, while charges against them remain officially “unknown”. Hassan Abduraheem Taour and Kuwa Shamal, both Sudan Church of Christ (SCC) pastors, and Darfuri convert Abdulmonem Abdumawla Issa Abdumawla, appeared at the Bahri Criminal Court for a […]