Christian Deaths Mount in Prisons

Three more believers die in military confinement centers in past four months.

, January 21 (CDN) — LOS ANGELES, January 21 (Compass Direct News) ? Three Christians incarcerated in military prisons for their faith have died in the past four months in Eritrea, including the death on Friday (Jan. 16) of a 42-year-old man in solitary confinement, according to a Christian support organization. Sources told Open Doors that Mehari Gebreneguse Asgedom died at the Mitire Military Confinement center from torture and complications from diabetes. Asgedom was a member of the Church of the Living God in Mendefera. His death followed the revelation this month of another death in the same prison. Mogos Hagos Kiflom, 37, was said to have died as a result of torture he endured for refusing to recant his faith, according to Open Doors, but the exact date of his death was 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 from 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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