Helen Berhane, Eritrean gospel singer and torture survivor, tells story
Gospel singer Helen Berhane found new life in Europe after fleeing Eritrea, where she was locked in a shipping container and tortured for her faith.
She spoke recently at a Rome conference on Christian persecution, Under Caesar’s Sword, organized by the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University.
Berhane, who was arrested for evangelizing and releasing religious music, spent 32 months in custody and was released in 2006 only after she became deathly ill.
