Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Eritrea

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: May//2012

Date of Release: February/1/2021

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Conscientious Objection Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Not Applicable

Yosief Tesfamariam

Extra Bio Info:

Yosief Tesfamariam was detained for his religious beliefs.

In May 2012, authorities arrested Tesfamariam for conscientiously objecting to performing compulsory military service.

On February 1, 2021, Tesfamariam was released, following concerns about COVID-19 in prisons.

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