Sudan Detains Second Pastor Amid Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians say authorities in Sudan have detained the second pastor of South Sudanese descent in less than three weeks in the capital.
BREAKING NEWS: Italy Welcomes Sudan Christian Woman Freed From Death Row
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM/ROME (BosNewsLife)-- A Sudanese mother who was spared a death sentence for refusing to renounce Christianity has been flown to Italy, after more than a month in the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Italian officials confirmed Thursday, July 24.
Christians Under Attack in Sudan
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Sudan faced another tense day Wednesday, April 29, amid reports that followers of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir have intensified attacks on Christians and others they believe support the International Criminal Court's recent decision to prosecute the president for his alleged involvement in atrocities in the Darfur region.
Sudan Destroys Church Building Amid Anti-Christian Campaign
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Devoted Christians in Sudan's largest city were without a place of worship Sunday, February 23 after authorities of the heavily Sunni Muslim nation destroyed their church building, local Christians and activists said.
Sudan Christians Fear Violence and Losing Rights
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Sudanese Christians urged fellow believers around the world to pray for Friday, July 8, just hours before the North and South were to become separate countries, amid concerns of more violence and fears many believers will lose basic rights.
NEWS ALERT: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Christians Face Expulsion From Sudan
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of thousands of Southern Sudanese Christians are "effectively being forced to leave" Sudan within three weeks having been stripped of their citizenship, a Christian aid workers confirmed Wednesday, March 21.
Washington Groups Demand Freedom For Sudan Mother On Death Row
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
WASHINGTON/KHARTOUM (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of human rights and faith groups began demonstrating Thursday, June 12, in front of the White House for the release of Meriam Ibrahim, the 27-year-old mother of two sentenced to death for apostasy in Sudan.
BREAKING NEWS: Jailed Sudan Christian Gives Birth While Awaiting Execution
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KHARTOUM/PRAGUE/THE HAGUE (BosNewsLife)-- A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her faith in Jesus Christ, has given birth to a baby girl in prison, her lawyers and local sources said.
BREAKING NEWS: Sudan Releases Pastors On Death Row But Travel Ban Remains
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Two South Sudanese pastors who faced the death penalty on controversial charges of espionage and other crimes have been freed, but authorities do not allow them to leave Sudan, Christians told BosNewsLife.
BREAKING NEWS: Sudan Detains Christian Woman Freed From Death Row
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reportong by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Sudanese Christian woman freed from death row has reportedly been detained with her husband as they tried to leave the African nation with their two children. The news emerged shortly after a Khartoum court on Monday, June 22, ordered the release of Meriam Ibrahim, who was sentenced for converting from Islam to Christianity.