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Born in 1981 in Adi Keyh, Yirgalem
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prison, where she was also tortured. After 6 years in prison without charge and without trial, she was released in 2015. Around 2017, she attempted to flee
Eritrea but was arrested at the border and imprisoned again for four months. After her release, she managed to escape to Uganda. Other
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