{"id":834,"date":"2011-10-05T19:33:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T19:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/2011\/10\/05\/jehovahs-witnesses-dies-while-imprisoned-in-eritrea\/"},"modified":"2011-10-05T19:33:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T19:33:38","slug":"jehovahs-witnesses-dies-while-imprisoned-in-eritrea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/jehovahs-witnesses-dies-while-imprisoned-in-eritrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses dies while imprisoned in Eritrea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">ASMARA, Eritrea\u2014Misghina Gebretinsae, one of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea without any specific charges, died under mysterious circumstances during his detainment by Eritrean authorities. He was 62 years old.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Details of the exact cause of death are sketchy. Reportedly, Mr. Gebretinsae was put in solitary confinement in a sheet metal container for a week some time prior to his death. Local Witnesses were told that Mr. Gebretinsae \u201cfell sick\u201d in the Meitir prison camp where he was detained and was pronounced \u201cdead on arrival\u201d at the Gindae Hospital near Massawa. Later Mr. Gebretinsae\u2019s body was brought to Halibet Hospital in Asmara and local Witnesses were contacted with the news of Misghina\u2019s death. He is survived by a son and three daughters.<\/div>\n<p> <!--more--> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in Eritrea were only recently informed of the death of Mr. Gebretinsae, who was known as a faithful Christian and family man. His family and fellow worshippers are grieving his loss. Mr. Gebretinsae was widely respected as trustworthy and dependable. Many local Witnesses viewed him as a good asset to the congregation and to his community.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses around the world are deeply troubled that their law-abiding fellow worshippers in Eritrea are being arrested and imprisoned without being charged with a crime or being given a trial. Mr. Gebretinsae was one of many Witnesses, including women and children, who experienced such especially harsh treatment by Eritrean authorities during a wave of systematic arrests of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses from July 2008 through June 2009. The government has banned all minority religious groups in the country since 2002, but Witnesses in Eritrea appear to be a special target. Three conscientious objectors among Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in Eritrea have been imprisoned for nearly 17 years, and two children, 3 and 4 years old, are imprisoned with their mothers. Imprisoned Witnesses have also been denied visitors, including their family members. As of April 5, 2011, there were 51 imprisoned Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in Eritrea, including Mr. Gebretinsae.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">The death of Misghina Gebretinsae marks the first time one of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses has died while in the custody of Eritrean authorities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\">Source: http:\/\/www.jw-media.org<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASMARA, Eritrea\u2014Misghina Gebretinsae, one of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses imprisoned in Eritrea without any specific charges, died under mysterious circumstances during his detainment by Eritrean authorities. He was 62 years old. 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