Two more tortured Christians die in Eritrea – (MNN Press Release)

Eritrea (MNN) ― Two more Christians have died in Eritrea’s military-styled confinement. Glenn Penner with Voice of the Martyrs Canada says that makes a total of three believers who have died in custody since October.

37-year-old Mogos Hagos Kiflom and 42-year-old Mehari Gebreneguse Asgedom both died in the northeastern Mitire Military Confinement camp earlier this month.

According to a Compass Direct report, Asgedom died on January 16 from ongoing physical torture and complications related to his diabetes.

Kiflom also died recently after undergoing torture for refusing to recant his faith.

The ongoing persecution has brought glaring attention and international pressure over humanitarian violations in the country.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has repeatedly recommended that Eritrea be listed in the U.S. State Department’s “countries of particular concern” (CPC) — the blacklist of countries with severe religious freedom violations. The US. Department of State re-designated Eritrea a CPC in 2006.

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