Sudan: Church demolished and Christians harassed

Sudan: Church demolished and Christians harassed

At noon on 8 July 2025, witnesses reported seeing vehicles belonging to police and Sudanese Armed Forces surrounding the Pentecostal Church in East Nile, Khartoum as civilians demolished the strutcure without any prior warning. The building, built in 1990, included a...
Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

At a 30 August court hearing against four Christians in Darfur accused of apostasy, the judge referred the case back to the public prosecutor’s office. As MEC previously reported, the four men were arrested on 22 June following a raid on a Baptist church...
Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

Sudan: Court hearing for Christians accused of apostasy

Four Christians in Darfur accused of apostasy will have their first court hearing on 30 August. The prosecutor and investigator will present evidence, after which the judge will decide whether to continue the case or acquit the defendants. The four were arrested on 22...
Sudan: Four men accused of apostasy 

Sudan: Four men accused of apostasy 

On 22 June, 2022, a building belonging to a Baptist Church in Zallingei, Darfur, was raided. Four Christians were detained and some of the church’s property confiscated (including Bibles and technical equipment). The four young believers were beaten and mistreated...
Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

Sudan: Court case dismissed against church leaders     

On 27 June, a judge dismissed a public nuisance complaint against two church leaders filed under Article 77 of the 1991 penal code.  The case was brought after the men led a Bible study on 14 June, 2022 in a Baptist church centre in Khartoum. They were detained for...