Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Christians Are Persecuted In 137 Countries - And That Doesn't Even Include The UK.

Sudanese Authorities Close Christian Offices in South Darfur

Compass Direct
Sudan Council of Churches, Sudan Aid in South Darfur state shuttered without explanation.
JUBA, South Sudan, May 14 (CDN) — Security agents in Sudan’s South Darfur state have closed down the Nyala offices of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and relief group Sudan Aid, sources said. Agents from the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrived at the organizations’ compound in Nyala at 8 a.m. on April 22, ordered SCC staff members to hand over keys of offices and vehicles and, without explanation, ordered them to leave immediately, an SCC staff worker said. “They came early in the morning to our office and took all the keys of the offices, chasing us out of the compound with no reason given to us,” the SCC staff worker told Compass by phone. Three staff members from Sudan Aid were arrested in the course of the closure and were taken to an undisclosed location, the source said. “Their families are living in agony due to the uncertainty of their fate,” the worker said. (Compass Direct News)

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