DARFUR, Sudan — 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.
Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) released 12 of the Christians on Oct. 21 and freed another the next day, all without charges. NISS authorities did not give any reason for the arrests.
The 13 Christians from four different house churches were worshipping together Oct. 10 in Nyala, capital of South Darfur State in western Sudan’s Darfur Region, when NISS officers disrupted the service and arrested them.
Christian church buildings have been bulldozed, and foreign Christians expelled from Sudan since 2012 when government leaders vowed to adopt a stricter version of Islamic law.
Sudan ranked fourth on Christian support organization Open Doors’ 2018 World Watch List of countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian. (MS)
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