Sudan

A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military on Friday (Dec. 16) burned down a church building in eastern Sudan, sources said.

Authorities in Sudan on Nov. 21 arrested and jailed a church leader on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources said.

According to local reports, Police in Darfur Region, Sudan have arrested four Christians under a law against apostasy that was annulled two years ago.

Police in Sudan walked into a church Bible class on Tuesday (June 14) and arrested two Christian leaders for “violating public order,” their attorney said.

A couple in Sudan could be punished with 100 lashes after being charged with “adultery” because a sharia (Islamic law) court annulled their marriage due to the husband’s conversion to Christianity, their attorney said.

A church in Sudan long harassed by Islamic extremists was attacked on April 10, with three people assaulted including the pastor – who was then charged with disturbing the peace.

Church leaders in Sudan were detained and questioned last month after Muslim extremists upset about the presence of their worship building locked it shut, sources said.

Christian leaders in Sudan say that government officials have detained a shipment of Bibles by demanding customs fees from which it is exempt.

Masked gunmen in an area south of Khartoum, Sudan reportedly attacked a government religious affairs worker on Friday and threatened to kill him for supporting the return of church properties to Christians.