Jehovah's Witnesses Official Media Web Site: December 1, 2005

Twenty-two Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea
December 1, 2005

Eritrea’s human rights record continues to deteriorate. In November, the 2005 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom re-designated Eritrea as a country of particular concern. A factor leading to that designation has been the ongoing imprisonment of 22 Jehovah’s Witnesses, the most notorious violation being the three young men detained for 11 years without charges or trial.

Date of Imprisonment	Name of Prisoner	Age	Gender	Prison	Reason for Arrest
September 24, 1994	Paulos Eyassu	34	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
September 24, 1994	Isaac Mogos	31	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
September 24, 1994	Negede Teklemariam	33	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
May 9, 2001	Aron Abraha	33	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
c. June 2003	Mussie Fessehaye	35	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
January 24, 2004	Asmerom Beraki	51	Male	Mai Serwa	Religious meeting
January 24, 2004	Tsegabirhan Berhe	42	Male	Sawa	Religious meeting
January 24, 2004	Yemane Tsegay	42	Male	Mai Serwa	Religious meeting
January 24, 2004	Akberet Ghebremichael	31	Female	Mai Serwa	Religious meeting
January 24, 2004	Rebka Ghebretinsaye	40	Female	Mai Serwa	Religious meeting
February 2004	Ambakom Tsegezab	31	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
June 2004	Fesseha Ghebrezadik	22	Male	Sembel Main Prison, Asmara	Preaching
June 2004	Yohannes Guish	20	Male	Sembel Main Prison, Asmara	Preaching
June 2004	Tekle Kebede	55	Male	Mai Serwa	Father of an escaped prisoner
June 2004	Hagos Woldemichael	53	Male	Mai Serwa	Visiting the family of an escaped prisoner
February 2005	Bemnet Fessehaye	36	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
February 2005	Henok Ghebru	23	Male	Sawa	Conscientious objection
March 2005	Ammanuel Abraham Tesfaendrias	24	Male	Wia	Conscientious objection
May 4, 2005	Worede Kiros	50	Male	Sawa	Preaching
May 4, 2005	Eyob Tekle	50	Male	Sawa	Preaching
May 27, 2005	Tekle Tesfai	72	Male	Sembel Main Prison, Asmara	Religious teaching
November 12, 2005	Yonathan Yonas	21	Male	Adi-Abeto Prison	Preaching

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Twenty-two Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea December 1, 2005

Twenty-two Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea
December 1, 2005