{"id":25296,"date":"2020-04-29T14:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T05:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?page_id=25296"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:51:23","slug":"meron-gebreselasie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/prisoners\/meron-gebreselasie\/","title":{"rendered":"Meron Gebreselasie Imprisoned in Eritrea for Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Meron Gebreselasie” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|line_height:1.4em” css=”.vc_custom_1588138620387{margin-top: 1em !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_text_separator title=”\uba54\ub860 \uac8c\ube0c\ub808\uc140\ub77c\uc9c0 \ubaa9\uc0ac” color=”custom” accent_color=”#333333″ el_width=”40″ css=”.vc_custom_1588138749039{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”line-for-40″][vc_custom_heading text=”ARRESTED JUNE 2004 IN ERITREA” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:1.2em|text_align:center|line_height:2em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20italic%3A500%3Aitalic”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

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Imprisoned for 21 years<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Meron Gebreselasie was arrested on June 3, 2004. Meron, also known as Million, was the pastor of Massawa Rhema Evangelical Church in Massawa, a Red Sea port city. He was also an anesthetist at Massawa Hospital.<\/p>\n

Meron was arrested shortly after Pastor Tesfatsion Hagos of Asmara, who was arrested on May 27, 2004 while visiting Meron. On his way to return Tesfatsion\u2019s belongings to his home in Asmara, Meron was detained at a checkpoint. He has been in prison ever since.<\/p>\n

He was held for two months at Asmara\u2019s 2nd Police Station before being moved to the maximum-security Wengel Mermera Central Criminal Investigation Interrogation Center, where many of Eritrea\u2019s prominent Christian leaders arrested after the 2002 religious crackdown are believed to be held. None have been charged, tried or given prison sentences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Click the button above to print Scripture verses in the prisoner’s language. You can cut and paste them to your letter. <\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Address for Mailing” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1587621145917{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”country-title”][vc_column_text]Pastor Meron Gebreselasie,
\nWenjel Mermera,
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“Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them,
\nand those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.”\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

Hebrews 13:3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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