Tewoldemedhin Habtezion

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: February/28/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Not Applicable

Tewoldemedhin Habtezion

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Tewoldemedhin Habtezion is detained for his religious belief and association.

In February 2023, authorities arrested Habtezion because his son would not sing the national anthem and was expelled from school. Previously, Eritrean authorities detained him arbitrarily from 2008 to 2020.

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