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WASHINGTON — The Embassy of the State of Eritrea refused to accept a letter advocating for the release of Christian leaders imprisoned in what is often called "the North Korea of Africa" for more than 20 years without charges, as demonstrators worldwide are calling attention to one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom.

Advocates gathered outside the Eritrean Embassy on Thursday to protest the detention of seven Christian prisoners of conscience , including Orthodox priests, in the majority Muslim nation.

The protest, spearheaded by the Religious Liberty Partnership's Voices for Justice campaign along with other advocacy groups, including 21 Wilberforce, Set My People Free, Christian Freedom International and the Jubilee Campaign, took place one day before the

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