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The United Nations estimates that Eritrea is among the top three countries, alongside Syria and South Sudan, with the greatest proportion of their citizens who have become refugees — with 12,500 refugees per 100,000 people.

Christian persecution in Eritrea is brutal but the faith of the Christians is strong and they refuse to deny Jesus Christ. The stories of persecution coming from Eritrea are heartbreaking but there is hope.

Eritrea is one of the most oppressive nations on the planet, often referred to as Africa's North Korea. Voice of the Martyr's Todd Nettleton joins Faithwire Managing Editor Dan Andros to discuss the latest bit of good news from a country where Christian persecution is rampant.

In an excerpt from the five-years-in-the-making documentary “Escaping Eritrea,” a man named Michael shares footage he secretly filmed inside an Eritrean prison.

With exclusive secret footage and testimony, an undercover five-year investigation documents shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription into military service in Eritrea.

Rekab is one of thousands of Eritreans living outside the country — including an estimated 5,000 in central Ohio — who are worried about family members in Africa.