Bokurezion Dawit

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: March/23/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Not Applicable

Bokurezion Dawit

Extra Bio Info:

Bokurezion Dawit is detained for his religious belief.

In March 2023, Eritrean authorities detained Dawit and took him to Barentu Prison camp for his neutral stand on patriotic issues as a Jehovah's Witness. In April 2023, authorities confined him in Adi Abeto Prison for conscientiously objecting to military service on religious grounds.

Publicly Available Information:

"Jehovah's Witnesses Currently In Prison: Eritrea August 2023" Jehovah’s Witnesses