ASMARA, Eritrea — A 42-year-old man in solitary confinement is the latest of three Christians to die in the last four months in Eritrean military prisons. They were all incarcerated for their faith.
Open Doors, a Christian support group, learned that Mehari Gebreneguse Asgedom, the latest to die at the Mitire Military Confinement center, was tortured and suffered from diabetes complications. Asgedom was a member of the Church of the Living God in Mendefera.
Mogos Hagos Kiflom, 37, was said to have died at the same prison as a result of torture he endured for refusing to recant his faith, according to Open Doors, but the exact date of his death is unknown.
A member of Rhema Church, Kiflom is survived by his wife, child and mother.
In October, Open Doors learned of the death of Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom, 36, who died while imprisoned for his faith at the Wi’a Military Confinement center. He was reported to have died after prison commanders refused to give him medical attention for malaria.
Incarcerated Christians throughout Eritrea have been transferred to the Mitire prison in the country’s northeast. The government of President Isaias Afwerki has stepped up its campaign against churches it has outlawed, earning it a spot on the U.S. Department of State’s list of worst violators of religious freedom.
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