SUDAN:Christians in Sudan face increased hostility
Christians in Sudan are facing increased arrests, detention and deportation with church-associated canters being raided and foreign missionaries kicked out.
Khartoum Catholic Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Adwok said “the situation of Christians and the church is very difficult at the moment”, Washington Post reported.
He said “it is true some Christians have moved to South Sudan, but there are many who are still here.” “This statement (that all Christians have left) cannot be thrown around aimlessly. The numbers have decreased, but it does not mean there are no Christians here.”
He said more than 300 thousand Christians live in Khartoum with many others living in Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile.
In April, Guidance and Social Endowments minister Al-Fatih Taj El Sir said the government would no longer license new churches because attendance had stagnated following the independence of South Sudan.
Khartoum Islamic Centre for Preaching and Comparative Studies chairman Ammar Saleh in May rebuked his government for failing to take decisive action against Christians who were allegedly operating “boldly” in the country.
