Tareke Tesfamariam

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Eritrea

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Date of Detainment: September//2024

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Tareke Tesfamariam

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Tareke Tesfamariam is detained for his religious activity.

In September 2024, authorities detained Tesfamariam and 23 other Jehovah's Witnesses, including minors, during a peaceful religious meeting at a private residence. Authorities confined him in Mai Serwa Prison.

Previously, authorities detained Tareke Tesfamariam amid a crackdown on Jehovah's Witness elders in August 2008, and confined him until December 2020. Authorities held him without charge or trial.