Mehret Iyob In Memoriam   By Bereket Habte Selassie   I heard the shocking news of Mehret’s death and remained in stunned disbelief for the following few days. A mutual American friend, who was a close family friend, broke the news to me. Our mutual friend was herself distressed and in

Eritrean leader Isaias Afewerki wants critics to compare his country with late Fidel Castro’s Cuba and resents comparison with Kim Jong Un’s North Korea. But judging by Eritrea’s objective conditions, Isaias doesn’t look like the more jovial, sociable and friendly Fidel Castro (whom I once

Ghirmay Shibeshi Yeibio, died on Wednesday April 26, 2017 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ghirmay was born on Sept. 18, 1955 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to his father Shibeshi Yeibiyo and his mother Letemichael Baraki. He attended Cathedral Elementary School, Teferi Mekonnen

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle April 17, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), an Eritrean opposition group, claimed on Monday that the Red Sea nation had allegedly granted Egypt green light to build a military base within the country’s territory. Egyptian President Abdel

The 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reflects a world in which attacks on the media have become commonplace and strongmen are on the rise. We have reached the age of post-truth, propaganda, and suppression of freedoms – especially in

The Eritrean ambassador to the Netherlands has been summoned to appear before ministers in The Hague on Friday to discuss last weekend’s events which led to the cancellation of a conference in Veldhoven. The aim of the meeting is ‘to express our concerns’, caretaker social

Eritrean-Swedish journalist and playwright Dawit Isaak was an active and far-sighted presence on the arts and media scene in Eritrea.  He was arrested in a crackdown on the media and opposition that occurred in September 2001, and has been in prison since this time, without charge or

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle April 17, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), an Eritrean opposition group, claimed on Monday that the Red Sea nation had allegedly granted Egypt green light to build a military base within the country’s territory. Officials from opposition group,

Michael Abraha The key note speaker was to be Senior Official Mr. Yemane Gebreab at the city of Veldhoven where 650 young Eritrean regime supporters were expected to take part during the Easter Holiday weekend. Gebreab is the right hand man of Pres Isaias Afewerki who

The tyrant by claiming “no contract” seeks to free himself from being held accountable, answerable, and punishable for all crimes perpetrated against innocent Eritreans.  Indeed, it should be the other way around in that his not being elected is sufficient evidence that he has no

By Petros Tesfagiorgis [caption id="attachment_30360" align="alignleft" width="823"] A one day display in parliament square symbolizes life of 2500 drowned in the Sea, among them 400 children. It is meant to remind Parliamentarians and passers-by to never let people drown in the Sea again.[/caption] A meeting titled “Protection

Source: Dutch News The decision by Veldhoven’s mayor to ban a conference by the only political party permitted in Eritrea was upheld by a court in Den Bosch on Friday afternoon. The organisers of the conference went to court to have the ban against their meeting at a conference

  Dear friends and benefactors, We are glad to share with you a descriptive and photographic account of the ceremony of the closing of the 2016-2017 academic year of our Catholic School for the Refugees in Kassala, Eastern Sudan. The celebration had a particularly significant flavour,  as

Red skies above Channel town visible for miles after fight between Afghans and Kurds The Grande-Synthe immigrant camp near Dunkirk has been destroyed after a fight between Afghan and Kurdish people being homed there – with six people suffering serious knife wounds. Red skies above the Linière

Reuters By Arwa Gaballa and Ahmed Tolba | TANTA,EGYPT/CAIRO At least 44 people were killed in bomb attacks on the symbolic cathedral seat of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and troop deployments across Egypt. Islamic State claimed responsibility