_____________________ The aspiration and optimism of the young generation to build a gracious new African state has been harshly damaged by the Government of Eritrea which remains autocratic, oppressive, hostile and isolated for more than twenty years. The culture of patriotism, cooperation and resilience, to which

It has come to our attention that several people participating in the forthcoming YPFDJ events and in the wider activities conducted by the regime in Eritrea are asylum seekers and refugees who have claimed asylum based on their needs for protection from the Government of

“Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way round, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise. What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.”  ~ Adolf

HERE AND THERE FROM THE FORUM by Fetsum Abraham Reflection: Failing to exchange knowledge or ideas after reading posts is not productive at all. The more ideas we exchange through this forum, the closer we approach our destination. We cannot read ideas and keep passive and expect

PFDJ as we all know is the only political party in Eritrea and headed by the President.The other leaders of the party are Alamin Mehammed Said, Yemane Ghebreab (Monkey) and the recently imprisoned Abdala Jabber the director of  organizational Affairs of the party. [gview file="http://demo.archive.assenna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Monkey_bz.pdf"]  

HERE AND THERE By Fetsum Abraham//3/18/2013 Solidarity Message I humbly transmit my solidarity message to the PLATFORM FOR CIVILIZED DIALOGUE AMONG ERITREANSthat will take place in the Bay Area on March 23. I thank the organizers of this occasion because I believe this is the time for every Eritrean

FESTUM ABRAHAM: THE NOBEL IDEA COMES FROM A NOBLE VIGILLANT RATIONAL ALTURIST EDUCATOR _____________________________ I am inspired to write this short article by noble idea generated from the mature, disciplined and dedicated Eritrean writer, Festum Abraham, who is instructing his people with compassion, fairness, scholastic and democratic

By Petros Tesfagiorgis The occupation of Forto, the Ministry of Information, on January 21, 2013 by soldiers from the   Eritrean Defence Forces has shaken the foundations of PFDJ and exposed the emptiness of its repressive ideology. The demands for the implementation of the constitution and the release

Background As a matter of information, I was invited to attend the EPDP (Eritrean people’s democratic party) conference in Addis starting on 3/17/2013 by the Chairman of its North American branch but I could not make it because of personal reasons. I thank the Chairman for

My Eritrean friends generally do not take me sincerely when I embark on cautioning them about the danger of YPFDJ. As an ardent  former YPFDJ member and one of the chosen minority who were in Eritrea to obtain six months of secretive political cadre training,

BY ANDY RYAN, 14 MARCH 2013 ANALYSIS Afewerki's grip on power in Eritirea is showing signs of weakness. But will we see a coup, cosmetic reforms or even an uprising? Ever since 1993, when Eritrea gained independence and the national assembly elected him president, Isaias Afewerki has ruled

The unconscious mind of Afwerki and Afwerkists By Fetsum Abraham//3/10/2013 The author of “From Feminist to Rapist” and “The Curse of Being and Living It”   Dedicated to the oppressed people of Eritrea   Testimony: Afwerkists received another humiliating absolutism from the master with absolute obedience. If this article does not

This article was being prepared when the events of January 21, 2013 invigorated our souls and spirits.  Forto 2013 reinforced what we all wanted to believe but had denied all along – that despite the outward absence of any sign of opposition within Eritrea that

TEGADALIT AB WUSHATE by Fetsum Abraham   The author of 'From Feminist to Rapist"  I dedicate this input to the eccentric Eritrean Feminist Martha Mebrahtu Quote of the moment: If the shelving of the first lady in Eritrea does not wake up women to Afwerki’s degree of Male Chauvinism, nothing will. A woman’s

Peace is the home of justice that fosters economic growth, political stability, and social harmony. The power of peace creates a fertile ground to instill a practical democracy and genuine human right values for which Eritreans have struggled for decades.  The goal has not yet

The Afwerkist II By Fetsum Abraham// 3/7/2013  DEDICATION: I dedicate this article to brothers and sisters (Afwerkists) conditioned to remain victims of humiliation and manipulation by the super master of dictatorship  HERE AND THERE The Eritrean Ambassador in England had a meeting with our people recently and the following

Dear compatriots, it had been about two months since the government of Eritrea has started the new drama of investment. Surprisingly it has more questions than answers why the Eritrean government has started propagating about investment. Some of the questions are: 1)      The main reason why the

The Afwerkist I By Fetsum Abraham/ 3/4/2013 DEDICATION: I dedicate this article to brothers and sisters (Afwerkists) conditioned to remain victims of humiliation and manipulation by the super master of dictatorship Quote of the day: The mind can change life if it overcomes inhibition like fear can steal existence

When Does YPFDJ Involve in Renaissance? _________________________________________________ As young citizen, I am always conscious about the futurity of my country. The patriotism of the old generation to bring national independence takes space in our national history though it has to be written or rewritten in more genuine

The Afwerkist By Fetsum abraham I dedicate this article to sister Sophia Tesfamariam   Surprising news of the moment “Mrs. Sophia Tesfamariam is entering Canada to conduct a fundraiser seminar for the benefit of Eritrean regime and military which will be held in Vancouver, B.C., on March 03, 2013. Sophia

HERE AND THERE II Dedicated to the struggle of the Eritrean youth for freedom from slavery By Fetsum Abraham//3/1/2013 Hypothesis: The Eritrean regime is at its most vulnerable condition at this point in time. It is spiritually detached from the people creating a void in between that is

Written By Adhanom Tewelde Feburary 25th, 2013   The gorgeous, charismatic and decisive, but arrogant and aggressive leader, lives in controversial history and political life. He puts the promising and flourishing nation into permanent devastation eliminating the liberty, justice and freedom of all class citizens for more than

President Afwerki AND Fear II Dedicated to our fearless hero Brigadier Colonel Sied Ali Hjay (Wedi Ali) by Fetsum Abraham   What does a young refugee do after leaving home and reaching the lands of opportunities elsewhere passing through many obstacles in the way? What does a young Eritrean blessed

President Afwerki  AND Fear (I) Dedicated to our fearless hero Brigader Colonel Sied Ali Hjay (Wedi Ali) Quote of the moment: A person who fails to be educated in a convenient environment for education is a murderer of one's mind and potential creativity.  Dear readers; Although our gallant members of

Fearless Afwerki the Bravo  (PART II) Dedicated to President Afwerki by Fetsum Abraham Books: From Feminist to Rapist//The Curse of being and Living It//AMAZON BOOKS   From the Diary   It was in September 1990 few months before independence when the DERG was taking punches left and right in Eritrea and in Ethiopia,

In-depth details on the Eritrean Defense forces operation for change (Operation Forto) Feb. 17. 2013 Part 3 Major-general Omer Tewil and Major-general Haile Samuel (china), even though they were called to Asmara by the president, however, they declined his call and decided to remain in their base. Colonel

Fearless Afwerki the Bravo (PART I) Dedicated to President Afwerki by Fetsum Abraham Books: From Feminist to Rapist//The Curse of being and Living It//AMAZON BOOKS Dear readers; You know things happen for a reason and it so did in the FORTO occasion for me to briefly introduce my books [on justice

ተራን ምጥርናፍ መንእሰያትን መድረኻት ፖሊቲካዊ ተቓውሞን ታደሰ ኪዳነ                        9ይ ክፋል             16/02/2013   ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ክፋል ብዛዕባ ተኽእሎታት ብረታዊ ተቓውሞ፣ ብፍላይ ከኣ ነቲ ‘ኣበይን’ ‘ብኸመይን’ ዝብል ሕቶታት ብኸፊል መሊሰ ነይረ። ብዙሓት ሰባት ከም ዝብልዎ “ብጎነጽ ዝመጽእ ስርዓት ብጎነጽ ኢዩ ዝኸይድ፣ ስለዚ እቲ ብረታዊ ተቓውሞ ንባዕሉ ካልእ ወታደራዊ ስርዓት ስለ ዝፈጥር

A stagnant mind in Asmara reflects at the AU summit through Girma Asmerom's Vocal Chord Dedicated to former Somalian President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed PART III by Fetsum Abraham    2/16/2013     This is my last article on Girma Asmerom's speech at the recent AU summit in Addis: the first

A stagnant mind in Asmara reflects at the AU summit in Addis through Girma Asmerom's Vocal Chord PART II by Fetsum Abraham This is a continuation of my last article on Girma Asmerom's speech at the recent AU summit in Addis. That article discussed his grievance vis-a-vis the

ስመር!! ሰጉም!! ብወልደየሱስ ዓንደማርያም እዞም ቃላት እዚኣቶም፡ ነቲ ኣብ ምዕራባዊ ዓለም ዝርከብ መንእሰይ ኤርትራ፡ ንህ.ግ.ደ.ፍ ዝጥቀመሎም መረዳድኢ ቛንቛ ኾይኖሞ ኣለዉ። መንእሰያት ምስ ኣሓቶምን ኣያታቶምን፡ ኣቦታቶምን ኣዴታቶምን፡ “ስመር!! ሰጉድ!! ሰጉም!!” ክብሉ እንከለዉ፡ “ቁጠባዊ መሓውር ህ.ግ.ደ.ፍ ኣብ ወጻኢ ሃገራት ክስበር ኣለዎ። ብእኡ እዩ ዝርድኦ። ድሕሪ ደጊም፡ ንመጨፍጨፊ ህዝብና ዝጥቀመሉ

A stagnant mind in Asmara reflects at the AU summit through Ambassador Girma Asmerom's vocal chord By Fetsum Abraham The Author of "From Feminist to Rapist"//"The Curse of Being and Living it" A worker was abused by his boss both verbally and physically to find himself surprised

Dedicated to RAESI TESSEMA by Fetsum Abraham RAESI TESSEMA: I leave the historical details of this spiritualist icon of justice for people to learn from any possible sources. Raesi Tessema, was, however the governor of Akeleguzai once upon a time in his generation where the communal justice

HERE AND THERE Dedicated to President Afwerki's said grandma Medhin By Fetsum Abraham • • REMINDER • • It so seems

What is wrong with the Eritrean Diaspora?

___________________________________________________________________ Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. Frederick Douglass     The most fantasy panorama witnessed in

HILINA Dedicted to Dr. Asefaw Tekeste by Fetsum Abraham I was pleased to see Dr. Assefaw Tekeste in the last Assenna interview, yet I apologize for not sharing my first impression of  him in my last article. It was in 1990 when our struggle already had Massawa under

Neither the Mercenary group from Tigrai nor his Karma can save Afwerki except by Fetsum Abraham I closely followed Assenna's interview with brothers Doctor Assefaw and General Tekeste Haile, two dedicated Eritreans who served our struggle for independence to only look the country from distance as a

Vision-less dictatorship is more of the Eritrean dilemma than the dictatorship itself Afwerki damages the Eritrean society at the MIND level of the offense by Fetsum Abraham The author of "From Feminist to Rapist" and "The Curse of Being and Living It" Humankind has gone through different forms of

MichaelAbraha Eritrean leader Isaias Afewerki has fastened the blame on the US for ‘organizing’ the recent Ethiopian military incursions, which he said was aimed at diverting world attention from his country’s border row with Ethiopia. In an interview over the weekend with Eritrean State TV, Isaias