Gender: Male
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: March/9/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Not Applicable
Andemeskel Kidane is detained for his religious belief and association.
In March 2023, authorities arrested Kidane after his two 11-year-old children were expelled from school for refusing to sing the national anthem due to their religious convictions as Jehovah's Witnesses.