Another Christian Dies in Eritrean Jail

UPDATE:  Earlier this week I cited that this information was from Mission Network News, however, today I found out the original source of the story was from our friends at Compass Direct.  We apologize to Compass Direct for not realizing this was originally their story.  To read the Compass Direct story online, please click here.

Sadly, today Mission Network News reported that we lost another believer to death while in jail.

(MNN) -- Next, the story of Magos Solomon Semere (MAH-gohs solomon se-MEH-ray) is at an end. Four-and-a-half years after the Eritrean regime jailed him for worshiping in a banned Protestant church, Voice of the Martyrs Canada's Bernie Daniel confirms his death while still in jail. "He was a young Eritrean Christian, aged 30, and died in a military jail in the southern part of Assab. He was sick with pneumonia, and I can assure you that he was being brutally treated by the military authorities in that southern most part of Eritrea." More than 2,000 Eritrean citizens have been jailed solely for practicing their faith. Semere is the third known Christian to die for his faith in Eritrea since last October. "I would be cautious to put it as escalation because it came kind of in a time frame distance, but still, it just shows the brutal treatment of Christians still being perpetuated by local officials in the military jails. We have to still continue to pray for the body of Christ in Eritrea."

Full story: http://www.MNNonline.org/article/9633