Eritrea is another country where estimates suggest a near-even divide between Christians and Muslims. One unique case is Mauritius, the only African country where Hinduism is the most common religion.

Only four religious groups are officially sanctioned in Eritrea - the Orthodox church, Catholics, Muslims and the Evangelical Church of Eritrea. Some of the detainees had reportedly been rolled around ...

(RNS) Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa known for having the second-largest number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, after Syria, is committing serious religious freedom abuses ...

BBC reporter Jonah Fisher investigates reports of religious harassment in Eritrea.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In Eritrea, members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses group who had been serving long prison sentences were set free on Friday (Dec. 4), a surprising development for the east ...

The report, Eritrea: Religious Persecution, shows how there have been increasing violations in Eritrea of the right to freedom of religion, belief and conscience.

Eritrea has been designated a "country of particular concern" by the State Department since 2004 because of its religious freedom abuses.

Editorial - As various studies indicate, religions like Islam, Christianity and others to which people have been strongly devoted for many centuries, have since the beginning of the last century ...

Eritrea has released 28 members of the Jehovah's Witnesses group after they served prison terms of up to 26 years, the Christian denomination said in a statement seen by Reuters on Monday.

The report, Eritrea: Religious Persecution, shows how there have been increasing violations in Eritrea of the right to freedom of religion, belief and conscience.

Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa known for having the second-largest number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, after Syria, is committing serious religious freedom abuses, according ...