Eritrea
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eritrea
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Witnesses Imprisoned for Their Faith—36
Two Elderly Witnesses Die in Eritrean Prison
Habtemichael Tesfamariam and Habtemichael Mekonen died in the Mai Serwa Prison in early 2018. Both were unjustly imprisoned for their faith and suffered through nearly a decade of inhumane prison conditions and mistreatment.
Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eritrea Receives Unprecedented International Attention
The Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea (COIE) says the “persecution on both religious and ethnic grounds” constitutes “a crime against humanity.”
UN Commission to Report on Human Rights Violations in Eritrea
In late October, the UN General Assembly will hear a report on Eritrea’s human rights abuses, which include severe persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Twenty Years of Imprisonment in Eritrea—Will It Ever End?
Three Witness men have been detained for 20 years without being formally charged. Dozens are in prison. Will Eritrea ever end religious persecution?