Kidane Weldou

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