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List of articles in category Sudan
Title	Created Date
Christians tortured and killed in South Sudan	30 June 2011
Sudan approaching independence for the South	16 June 2011
Christian woman in Darfur arrested for evangelizing	02 June 2011
Blasphemy laws threaten Christians	19 May 2011
Update: South Sudan secession nearly certain; continue to pray	27 January 2011
Pray for Sudan amid historic referendum	06 January 2011
Christians under attack	15 April 2009
Evangelists Killed in Sudan	09 May 2007
Presbyterian Church of Sudan Appeals Lawsuit Dismissal	21 March 2007
Suit Against Talisman Energy Dismissed	13 September 2006

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Country Information

Population
46,751,152 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Sudanese Arab (70), Fur, Beja, Nuba and Fallata (30)

Religion
Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority

Leader
President (vacant)
Military transitional council under General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan

Government type
Presidential republic

Legal system
Mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law

Source: CIA World Factbook

Pray for Sudan

Pray that Christians throughout Sudan will continue to entrust themselves to Christ and preach the Gospel boldly, knowing Jesus is the ruler over the kings of the earth (2 Timothy 1:7-12, Revelation 1:5).

Pray also that peace, justice and religious freedom may be firmly established.

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Sudan News

Apostasy Charges Added to Christian Couple's Case

Nada and Hamouda
Photo: ADF International

Hamouda Teya Kaffi and his wife Nada Hamad Koko have been facing ongoing problems since he first came to faith in Christ during 2018. Since it was unlawful for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man, Nada's family initially forced her to have the marriage
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Charges Dismissed Against Four Christians

Even though all apostasy laws in Sudan were rescinded in 2020, four Christian men had recently been charged under an obsolete ordinance and forced to stand trial. The charges arose from a raid on a Baptist church in Zalingei, Sudan, on June 22nd. For more information about this situation, see this&n
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Four Christian Men Arrested Despite Annulled Law

Four Christian men in Sudan have been arrested on charges of apostasy, even though the law was rescinded in 2020. Sources report that police have a list of five other Christian converts from Islam whom they intend to pursue with similar charges. Those five young men have since gone into hiding.

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Two Church Leaders Arrested

Photo: VOMC

Two church leaders, who were arrested during a Bible class on June 14th in the city of Omdurman, are presently facing charges of public nuisance. After being detained by police for four hours, Pastor Kabashi Idris and evangelist Yacoub Ishakh were released on bail.

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