“We must be there because they are here.” David Matas, September 18, 2011. On September 18th, 2011, a Seminar entitled ‘Enough 20 Years of Tyranny: A Seminar in Commemoration of political prisoners of Eritrea" was held at the Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg,

August 20, 2011 – Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC), a world-wide network of pro-democracy Eritreans, today announced the launching of a month-long petition drive to release all of Eritrea’s prisoners of conscience.
Eritrean Youth Global Movement (EYGM) will hold a seminar in Seattle, Wa
OAKLAND — The schism began the day police officers rushed to the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church expecting to break up a fight.
By Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press
A new autobiography book is published by an Eritrean refugee author J. W. Habtom that incorporates his journey into five continents in search of home.
Seattle, WA (Paulos Misgena) –Eritreans residing in the metropolitan city of Seattle and its vicinity today gathered at the halls of the Eritrean community at 2402 E Spruce Street to mourn the loss of nearly 400 Eritreans who tragically perished in the Mediterranean Sea two weeks ago. The victims were believed to be immigrants mainly from Eritrea who have been trying to escape the Libyan civil strife that has been raging for a month now.