Gender: Male
Current Location: Adi Abeto Prison
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/14/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Tekle Yoab
Extra Bio Info:
Tekle Yoab is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In November 2022, authorities arrested Yoab and his wife for refusing to give money to the national defense. Authorities previously arrested Yoab in 2008 and 2009 for his religious leadership role.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Jehovah's Witnesses Currently In Prison: Eritrea August 2023" Jehovah’s Witnesses
Gender: Female
Current Location: Mai Serwa Prison
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December/15/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Tigist Tekle
Extra Bio Info:
Tigist Tekle is detained for her religious belief and activity.
In December 2022, authorities arrested Tekle for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's Witness. Previously, in April 2014, authorities arrested her during a religious gathering.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Jehovah's Witnesses Currently In Prison: Eritrea August 2023" Jehovah’s Witnesses
Gender: Male
Current Location: Adi Abeto Prison
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/24/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Isak Tekle
Extra Bio Info:
Isak Tekle is detained for his religious belief.
In November 2022, authorities arrested Tekle for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's Witness.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Jehovah's Witnesses Currently In Prison: Eritrea August 2023" Jehovah’s Witnesses