It is 20 years ago this month that the Eritrean state banned every religion except Sunni Islam and the Eritrean Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches. The May 2002 clampdown resulted in most ...

In September 2001, the Eritrean government detained journalist and playwright Dawit Isaak for demanding democratic reforms.

I also extend my heartfelt appreciation to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Chair of the Group of Friends of the UN Charter--of which Eritrea is a proud member--for their gracious leadership ...

Speaking to JI at the Halifax International Security Forum, president and CEO of HIAS, Mark Hetfield, says the number of ...

Pope Francis will become the first pope to visit Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, when he makes a daytrip to the French island Dec. 15. The pope will make the roughly one-hour flight ...

It is to highlight their plight and to hopefully provoke global action on religious freedom that the charity Aid to the ...

The Catholic school board facing a ministry probe over an art-buying trip to Italy has walked back controversial changes to its expense policy made just weeks before trustees travelled to Europe ...

2399 The regulation of births represents one of the aspects of responsible fatherhood and motherhood. Legitimate intentions on the part of the spouses do not justify recourse to morally ...

The recent summit between Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia signals yet another major shift in the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa — a region long beset by chronic instability, rivalry and competing ...

Paris: In Eritrea, one of the world's most repressive countries, a tiny independent radio station broadcasting from a Paris apartment has become a beacon of hope. Transmitting trusted news for the ...

In July, four Brantford-area Catholic trustees charged taxpayers $1,610 for a single meal — including a $308 tip — at a high-end restaurant during a trip to Italy. Over a week, they expensed $ ...