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Czech Missionary Released But Others Remain in Prison in Sudan

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(By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism). January 2017 brought the shocking news that Christian missionary and humanitarian aid worker, Petr Jasek, 52,  had been sentenced to life in prison in Sudan. Now, after spending 446 days incarcerated, Jasek was “pardoned” and set free by the Sudanese government on February 26. Jasek, from the Czech Republic, got in trouble for…

Sudan Court Acquits Pastor of National Security Crimes

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(By Onize Ohikere, World Magazine). A Sudanese court on Monday acquitted a pastor who faced the death penalty for national security crime charges after showing compassion for an injured student. Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) first arrested the Rev. Kuwa Shamal along with two other Christians and a human rights activist in December 2015. The…

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