A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, Morning Star News reported.
In Ad-Damazin, capital of Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan, Yagoub Jibril Glademea on Sunday (Dec. 7) went to the state Civil Registration office to obtain a national number for his niece, said another medical doctor whose name is withheld for security reasons.
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An officer of one of the state Security Cells — units made up of army, police and intelligence officers that have been accused of arbitrary arrests, torture and forced disappearances — learned the religious designation on his ID and asked him why he was a Christian, a source said.
Glademea, who is not a convert from Islam, told the Muslim officer that he had long been a Christian. Upset by his answer, the officer detained him for interrogation, leading to the Security Cell jailing him for three days while denying visits from family members, the source said.
“His brother went this morning [Wednesday, Dec. 10], but he was not allowed to see him,” he said.
Broad powers of arrest
Authorities have established Security Cells in most states with broad powers of arrest as the Sudanese Armed Forces fight the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The cells have been accused of targeting people suspected of collaborating with the RSF.
Sudan was ranked No. 5 among the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian in Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List, down from No. 8 the prior year. Sudan had dropped out of the top 10 of the WWL list for the first time in six years when it first ranked No. 13 in 2021.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by Morning Star News.
