Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Marry more than one wife or go to jail, Eritrean men told

(Jan 26, 2016, (Asmara))--The Eritrean government has reportedly ordered local men to marry more than one wife or risk being sent to prison for life.

According to reports, activists posted a statement allegedly by the government of Eritrea on the internet, asking men to marry at least two wives due to an acute shortage of men caused by casualties during the civil war with Ethiopia.

Punch reported that the statement by the Eritrean Department of Religious Affairs was written in Arabic and it said the following:  Read more from News 24 »

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