Khartoum – The plight of Sudan’s two million Christians has reached a catastrophic low as the ongoing civil war between Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies. Reports from Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors indicate at least 150,000 Christians have been killed, with up to 15 million displaced, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis. Neither side shows concern for Christian safety, and Islamist extremists exploit the conflict to target them, demanding they renounce Jesus or starve.
In the besieged city of El Fasher, under RSF control since April 2024, Christians face dire conditions. A senior church leader, speaking anonymously for safety, revealed that food aid is withheld unless they abandon their faith, leaving many to survive on animal feed and grass. “No wheat, no rice, nothing can get in,” he said, adding that group prayer is forbidden in many areas. The UN has accused the RSF of targeting civilian residences, with refugees reporting torture, rape, and killings, including an elderly woman who lost her children and saw her daughters assaulted.
In SAF-controlled Khartoum, churches are demolished, and Christians are detained for alleged fines, part of a systematic effort to erase Christianity, according to Evangelical Community Council chairman Rafat Samir. “Islamic governments have had no tolerance for other religions,” he noted from exile. Dr. Afaf Isaq, a refugee camp director, pleaded, “Where is the humanity?” as the international community remains largely silent.
Read more: https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/sudan/
