Gender: Male
Current Location: Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: June/3/2004
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Meron Gebreselasie
Extra Bio Info:
Meron Gebreselasie is detained for his religious leadership role.
In June 2004, authorities arrested Gebreselasie, pastor of Massawa Rhema Evangelical Church, for his leadership role within a network of banned evangelical churches. Authorities confined him at Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center.
Publicly Available Information:
- USCIRF Press Statement: USCIRF Highlights Religious Freedom Violations in Eritrea Amidst Two Decades of Pastors’ Imprisonment May 13, 2024
- "Meron Gebreselasie" Church In Chains
- "Meron Gebreselasie" The Voice of Martyrs
Gender: Male
Current Location: Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: May/23/2004
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Haile Naizghe
Extra Bio Info:
Haile Naizghe is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In May 2004, authorities arrested Naizghe, a pastor of the Full Gospel Church, which was part of a network of banned evangelical churches. Authorities confined him in Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center.
Publicly Available Information:
Gender: Male
Current Location: Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center
Perpetrator: Eritrea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/18/2005
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Kidane Weldou
Extra Bio Info:
Kidane Weldou is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In March 2005, authorities forcibly disappeared Weldou from the streets of Asmara, leaving his car abandoned. Weldou was the senior pastor at the Full Gospel Church, part of a network of banned evangelical churches. Authorities confined him in Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Kidane Weldou" Church In Chains
- "Kidane Weldou" The Voice of the Martyrs