Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: August//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Bereket Gebremichael
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Bereket Gebremichael is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In August 2023, mobilization soldiers arrested Gebremichael on the street for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's Witness.
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: September//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Eyasu Yohannes
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Eyasu Yohannes is detained for his religious belief and activity.
In September 2023, mobilization soldiers arrested Yohannes on the street for conscientiously objecting to compulsory military service as a Jehovah's Witness.
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Date of Detainment: January//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Selam Tewelde
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Selam Tewelde is detained for her religious belief and activity.
In January 2024, authorities arrested Tewelde for refusing to financially support political movements as a Jehovah's Witness.