I was suddenly prompted to write about archive.assenna.com after coming across a cartoon on meskerem.net, a site usually labelled by most in the opposition as a government stooge. Since assenna is a regular on the website, though not as a friend but as the enemy,

  PRESS RELEASE                                                Oslo, 28th September, 2016   Our hard work has given results   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway called the Eritrean Ambassador from Sweden following the articles the Financial newsletter in Norway wrote about the 2% tax collection by PFDJ on 30th and 31st

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle September 21, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Eritrean opposition group, Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Wednesday said that Yemen’s Houthi group have attacked the international Airport of Assab, a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. A Houthi

We urge the Norwegian Parliament to support the UN in its demand to judge the dictator regime in Eritrea. We also request the Parliament to stop the dictator's associations in Norway and the 2% tax collection from Norwegian Eritreans residing in the country. Eritrea's dictator regime

20th September 2016   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Eritreans in London call for an end to the brutal & illegal incarceration of prisoners of conscience. This week marks the 15year anniversary of the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki’s brutal crackdown on his critics a group of dissidents, made up of top

A Message to my Parents Ibrahim Mahmoud Sheriffo 18 Sep, 2016   I believe memories, whether good or bad, need to be dealt with, not deleted arbitrarily.  In my case I am enthused and at the same time haunted by the memories of the past which have become part

Eritrean Journalist "Prepare yourselves for the long march to exile” synonymous. The power of the pen is always powerful. That’s one reason why the dictators and others who want to dictate us declares war against innocent journalists. However, at the end of the day the pen is

ERITREANS FOR FACILITATING NATIONAL DIALOGUE (EFND) & ERITREN GLOBAL SOLIDARITY (EGS) WILL MERGE INTO ONE CIVIC ORGANIZATION After extensive conversation the two civic organizations have agreed to merge. This positive and timely decision was made after a thoughtful consideration and dialogue on the advantages of consolidating the

To host a conference on Eritrea, bringing all Eritreans together regardless of their political belief, discussing country issues and how to change the situation Eritreans are facing for the sake of our people and country. To do this we are bringing Eritreans and Friends of

Britain receives more asylum seekers from Eritrea than anywhere else, but the isolated African state somehow still hides in the world's blindspot. This summer, Eritrea turned 25. On a hazy evening in Asmara, the crumbling pastel-coloured capital, a foreign official offers a rare insight into the

Thursday 8 September 2016 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea holds third meeting This week the third meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea was held in the Palace of Westminster. Chaired by Matthew Pennycook MP, the meeting examined ‘The economic impact of indefinite national service in

A court ruling moves Israel closer to handling asylum seekers' refugee requests on an individual basis. The ruling Sunday by the custody appeals tribunal in Jerusalem regarding the Entrance to Israel law is an important legal milestone in protecting asylum seekers. The tribunal overruled the Interior

Riyadh has transferred nearly 5,000 militants from a number of terrorist groups from Aden port to Eritrea’s Assab port to go under military trainings and then be sent to the Saudi provinces bordering Yemen, sources said. “The terrorists, some of whom are from the Al-Qaeda, will be