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ERITREA Eritrea: Gospel singer released in wheelchair After two and a half year of imprisonment in Mai Serwa army camp, gospel singer Helen Berhane who belonged to a banned evangelical church in Eritrea was released in late October, according to a statement issued by Amnesty International 08 November 2006 Eritrea: Two music shops shut down, singer imprisoned In December 2005, Eritrean police raided two music shops in Asmara. Popular evangelical Christian singer Helen Berhane has been jailed without trial since May 2004 19 January 2006 Eritrea bans Ethiopian songs Bar and music shops owners have been told not to play Amharic music in public 21 January 2003