Morning Star News Sudan Correspondent

• Worship Structures in Sudan Burned, Christians Threatened Wednesday, December 23, 2020
  Muslim extremists in Sudan who reportedly burned down a church’s worship structure five times are now threatening to kill congregation members if they put up another tent and continue worshipping.
• Three Young Christians Assaulted in Khartoum North, Sudan Friday, October 9, 2020
  Three young Christians in Sudan were beaten up by a group of radical Muslim men because of their Christian faith.
• Omission of Christianity as School Subject in Sudan an Error, Official Says Thursday, September 10, 2020
  Omer Ahmed al-Garay, director general of the National Centre for Curriculum and Educational Research (NCCER), has issued a new letter insisting that the government had not intentionally omitted...
• Transitional Government in Sudan Omits Christianity as School Subject Thursday, September 3, 2020
  According to new reports, Christian education has yet again been omitted from primary school education.
• Christians Attacked in Sudan after Incitement by Mosque Leaders in Khartoum Wednesday, June 24, 2020
  At the end of evening prayers at a mosque in the Al-Jerif East area in Sudan, imams on called for residents to rid Christian South Sudanese from the “Muslim area."
• Hopes Wilt for Teaching Christianity in Schools in Sudan Friday, June 19, 2020
  Despite high hopes that Sudan's new transitional government would bring Christianity back as a school subject alongside Islam, it was revealed this week that the government chose to omit the study...
• Baptist Church Recovers Truck Confiscated Eight Years Ago in Sudan Monday, March 30, 2020
  Christian leaders in Sudan rejoiced last week when Sudan's new transitional government released a truck filled with Christian literature and good that was confiscated eight years ago from a Baptist...
• Sudan Orders Removal of Church Committees Appointed by Bashir Regime Friday, March 13, 2020
  Sudan’s religious affairs ministry on Wednesday abolished committees imposed on churches under former President Omar al-Bashir.
• Former Muslim from Sudan Forced into Hiding Wednesday, March 11, 2020
  Muslims in the disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan noticed that Ahmed Alnour was no longer reciting his Islamic prayers five times a day. Alnour had quietly become a Christian, but his...
• Sudan to Consider Christian Holidays in Setting Student Exam Schedules, Official Says Monday, March 9, 2020
   New Sudanese Minister of Education Mohamed Al-Amin Al-Toam told church leaders in Khartoum this week that the government would consider excluding Christian holidays and Sundays in scheduling...
• Church Buildings Burned Down in Southeastern Sudan Thursday, January 23, 2020
  Temporary church buildings were burned down in SE Sudan.
• Christmas Celebrations Mark Progress of Religious Freedom in Sudan Tuesday, December 31, 2019
  Sudan’s new minister of religious affairs last week attended a long-persecuted church’s Christmas service.
• Religious Affairs Minister in Sudan Signals Freedom of Religion in New Era Wednesday, November 6, 2019
  In marked contrast to Bashir regime, Christians are promised return of confiscated properties.
• Hopeful Signs for Change in Sudan Meet with Cautious Pessimism Friday, September 13, 2019
  The appointment of a Christian woman to the council overseeing the transition to civilian rule in Sudan is a hopeful sign, but some persecution-weary Christians are less than optimistic about...
• Muslim Clerics Threaten Sudanese Christian in Egypt Tuesday, June 4, 2019
  Days after Muslim leaders in Egypt came to his apartment to warn him to return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian in Cairo received a death threat by phone last week, he said.
• Kidnapping, Torture in Egypt of Christian Woman from Sudan Highlights Convert Pressures Thursday, January 31, 2019
  A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked members if they knew his...
• Facing Torture, Death in Sudan, Convert Flees to Egypt... and More Death Threats Monday, January 21, 2019
  Having fled Sudan after authorities tortured and threatened to kill him if he refused to return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian now faces death threats in Egypt.
• Sudan Releases 13 Christians Arrested in Darfur after Torture, Threats Tuesday, October 23, 2018
  After torturing them and threatening to charge them with serious crimes, authorities in Sudan have released 13 Christians arrested in the Darfur Region, sources said.