After torturing and threatening to charge them with serious crimes, authorities released 13 Christians arrested in the Darfur Region in October.
Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) released 12 of the Christians in one group and freed church leader Tajaldin Idriss Yousif a few days later, all without charges. They threatened to charge the native Darfur evangelist and others with apostasy, public disturbance and crimes against the state. All were said to be in poor shape, but one was in a critical condition owing to torture.
Targeting converts from Islam
The 13 Christians from four different house churches were worshipping together, when NISS officers disrupted the service and arrested them. NISS authorities did not give any reason for the arrests, but sources said they are targeting converts from Islam.
