More than 100,000 people have signed up to a petition calling for Eritrea to free Christians who have been imprisoned because of their faith.
Constant reports have emerged about Christians enduring all kinds of torturous punishments in the African country. Some even have been locked away in metal shipping containers in the searing heat of the desert, report Release International.
The petition has handed in to the Eritrean Embassy in London by representatives from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Open Doors and Release International – all organisations serving the persecuted church, working together to demonstrate the strength of concern of Christians in the UK.
Approximately 1,800 Christians have been locked away by the military regime in Eritrea, which mistakenly associates Evangelical Christianity with political dissent, tell Release International.
