Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: September//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Dolshi Yonas
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Dolshi Yonas is detained for his religious activity.
In September 2024, authorities detained Yonas and 23 other Jehovah's Witnesses, including minors, during a peaceful religious meeting at a private residence. Authorities confined him in Mai Serwa Prison.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: November//2022
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Teklu Gebrehiwet
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Teklu Gebrehiwet is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In November 2022, mobilization soldiers detained Gebrehiwet on the street for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's Witness.
Previously, authorities detained Gebrehiwet from June 2009 to December 2020 for attending a religious meeting.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: May//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Amanuel Gebremariam
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Amanuel Gebremariam is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In May 2023, authorities detained Gebremariam on his way home from work for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's Witness.