Month of May Marks Eritrea’s Religious Freedom Abuses

Patriarch Abune Antonios of Eritrea 26/5/2012 Read OCP Article on persecutions of Eritrean Christians and the Eritrean Orthodox Church: This month marks two important anniversaries that underscore the continuing deterioration of religious freedom and related human rights in Eritrea: the 2007 house arrest of Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios and the 2002 imposition of onerous registration requirements on all but four officially recognized religious communities. Since 2002, 2,000-3,000 people have been imprisoned for the peaceful practice of their religious beliefs.