visits up to 18th May 2016 when he was released with a condition of reporting to NISS office daily. 3. Pastor Kuwa Abu-Zumam the Pastor of Khartoum North Church of Christ was arrested by NISS and some of his items (laptop, phones and some documents including the passport) were confiscated. On 21st Dec. 2015, he was released on condition that he reports to NISS office daily at 9:00AM where they keep him at their office up to night’s hours. On 18th May 2016, while he reported to NISS office, they arrested him again and transferred him to SSP. Where he is allowed restricted visits and contact with his lawyers. On 15th March 2016, three Christian leaders were arrested by NISS in Khartoum state in connection with other pastors’ case, they are; 1. Philimon Hassan Kharata, 42 years, pastor and lecturer at Faith Theological College at Khartoum North town. He was arrested nearby the college. He was released on the following day with a condition of reporting daily to NISS office. He reported up to 15th May 2016. 2. Yamani Abraha Gadey, 47 years, missionary and Shepherd of Khartoum Evangelical Baptist Church, was arrested nearby the faith Theological College in Khartoum North by NISS. The following day he was released with a condition of reportingdaily to NISS office. He was reporting up to 15th of May 2016. 3. Benjamin Kounda Beraima, 70 years, elder in Sudanese Christ Church at Ombada/ Omdurman and teacher at Evangelical school at Omdurman. He was arrested by NISS from his school and taken to his house which was searched and his laptop, cellphone and other documents were confiscated. Later, NISS took him to their custody where he spent three days before he was released on 18th March 2016 with a condition to report to their office daily. He continued to report up to 15th May 2016. On 22nd March 2016, two other Christian leaders were arrested and released on the following day under condition of reporting to NISS office daily. They reported up to 15th May 2015. The two are; 1. Yagoub Omer Nawai, 48 years, pastor at Christ Church and Shepherd of Ombada church. He was arrested by NISS from Holly Bible Association building at Khartoum down town and then taken to his house for search and they confiscated his documents. 2. Ayoub Telian Tutu, 50 years, pastor, head of Sudanese Christ Church complex and Shepherd of Christ Church at Althawra/ Omdurman. He was arrested by NISS from Christ Church head quarter building at Omdurman town. 10