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Why are Eritrean Christians under pressure?

Schools seized. Clinics shut down. Eritrean Catholics say the state has been taking over their property. They, like many other Christians, feel under pressure. But why exactly?

Catholic schools seized. Church-run clinics shut down. Eritrean Catholics say the government has - for years - been taking over their property. They, like many other Christians, feel under pressure. But how did we get here? How did a country known for some of Africa’s earliest churches decide to turn on its Christian groups?

Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter)
Guests: Teklemariam Bekit, ´óÏó´«Ã½ reporter; Dr Berhane Asmelash, director of Release Eritrea.

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