ASMARA, Eritrea — The number of Eritrean Christians jailed for their beliefs has shot up to 1,778, nearly double the documented count six months ago. At least 26 full-time Protestant pastors and Orthodox clergy are in jail and their personal bank accounts frozen by government order. In late September, three Protestant leaders imprisoned months ago by Eritrean authorities were handed jail sentences of two and three years by sham courts. And police raids in October in several locations of Asmara and the town of Kushete landed at least 51 more Protestants in police detention.
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