Two Sudanese church leaders fined; trial of five others arrested for disturbing the peace await trial
Two Sudanese church leaders have been found guilty of criminal misappropriation and trespass, following a long-running dispute over church land and property. Rafat Samir, chairman of the Lands and Buildings Committee of the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC), and Rev Daniel William, the deputy chairman, were each fined 5,000 Sudanese pounds (approximately $US750) by a court […]
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 […]
Sudanese Christian leader fatally stabbed at protest over seizure of church school
World Watch Monitor A Sudanese Christian was killed last week while participating in a peaceful protest against the government’s attempted appropriation of a Christian school. Younan Abdulla, part of the Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church (SEPC), was participating in the three-day protest, after the government-linked committee in 2016 authorised the sale of the land on which the school […]