Sudan churches risk letter to government on ‘systematic violations’, including church demolition

The Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) has written an open letter to the Khartoum government protesting “the systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms”, including the recent demolition of one of their churches in the Suba area of the capital, Khartoum.

The SCOC represents about 220,000 of about two million Christians in Sudan*, in over a thousand congregations.

“This is the boldest move the SCOC leadership has yet made against the constant pressure they have been facing from the government,” a worker closely involved in working with the Church in Sudan, who remains anonymous for security reasons, explains. “Over the past years they have complained against all violations of religious rights to all pertinent government bodies, but it is the first time such a letter is distributed on social media.”

In the letter, dated 16 May, the Headquarters of the SCOC detailed the “hard conditions” they have faced in recent years, including the demolition of churches, confiscation of church property, government failure to allocate land for construction of any new churches, and travel restrictions on senior church leaders.

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