Sudanese Christians pray in secret, plead for end to war and religious attacks
Khartoum, Sudan RNS In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, Peter and dozens of his neighbours hold secret prayer services whenever they can. They’ve had to hide their Christian worship services amid the civil war in the country, especially after an attack by the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary organisation formerly operated by the […]
Essay: Concerns for human rights continue to grow in post-coup Sudan
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says the situation facing churches in Sudan is worsening following last October’s coup…
Who owns the church? Sudan court puts elders on trial for trespass and theft
World Watch Monitor A criminal case against eight leaders of a Sudan church is testing the application of a law that puts church property under the control of the government. The eight leaders of the Sudanese Church of Christ were arrested in August, 2017, after they refused to hand over control of the church’s property to a […]
As Sudanese protesters demand democracy, Catholic bishop pushes for freedom of worship
Nairobi, Kenya RNS A Roman Catholic bishop in Sudan has charged that the largely Arab and Islamic country’s ongoing popular revolution will be hollow if it does not also deliver freedom of worship for non-Muslim faiths. “A civil society movement has for the first time brought all Sudanese people together, and the church is part […]
Now is not the time for gradual change in Sudan, says church leader, in wake of coup
Now is not the time for compromise or gradual change in Sudan, a key church leader has said in the wake of last week’s regime change, but the time “to open the door for equal opportunities and better life for all”. In a statement released following a service held at sit-ins around the country’s military […]
In Sudan, 13 Christians arrested in Darfur; another church told to hand over property
World Watch Monitor Sudanese security officials arrested 13 Christians in the western region of Darfur on Saturday. The Christians were taken from a home they share in the city of Nyala, southwest Darfur, by officials belonging to the National Intelligence and Security Services but it is not clear on what charges, a local source told World […]
Sudanese government gives back 19 properties to church body
World Watch Monitor The Sudanese government has returned ownership of 19 properties to the Sudanese Church of Christ, two years after it confiscated them. The land-ownership documents were handed back on Monday, a local source told World Watch Monitor. In August a Sudanese court ruled against the government and ordered that administration of properties be returned to the […]
Sudan court rules in favour of church in governance dispute
World Watch Monitor A Sudanese court has surprisingly ruled against the government in a case against the Sudanese Church of Christ after a long-standing dispute over ownership of the church’s property. Five church leaders, including the SCOC president Ayouba Telyan, appeared in court on Wednesday, 8th August, expecting to have to defend the legitimacy of their case […]
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 […]