The courageous father in jail for 23 years

Dawit Isaak has been jailed in Eritrea since 2001 and was recently awarded Sweden's Edelstam Prize for displaying exceptional courage in defending human rights.

His daughter Betlehem Isaak was only eight years old when she last saw him.

She speaks about her relationship with her father and how his incarceration affects her whole family.

Video produced and edited by Marta Pausilli and Ali Abbas Ahmadi.

15 November 2024