Washington Post By Rick Noack May 31 at 7:57 AM A German rescuer holds the corpse of a drowned baby off the Libyan coast May 27. (Christian Buettner/Eikon Nord GmbH Germany via Reuters) LONDON — At first, the baby looked as "if it were alive." But when a German

GIEEGM’s Response to Representative of the People’s Movement for National Salvation, Charlotte, North Carolina; Part II This is our final feedback to the group’s article (Why reinvent the wheel? A response to the Urgent Call to All Eritreans Worldwide) posted at Assenna.com on May 18, 2016. First,

Ezana Sehay 05/20/2016 Amid the pernicious situation in the country; Eritreans inside and elsewhere in the world, nevertheless, are gearing to flood the streets in a mix of celebration and protest, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the country’s independence. The anniversary which is both exhilarating and

We the Global initiative facilitators have read your article titled “Why reinvent the wheel? A response to the Urgent Call to All Eritreans Worldwide”posted at Assenna.com on May 18,2016 and hereby provide our feedback in respect of transparency with sincere intention of narrowing our differences

Why reinvent the wheel? A response to the Urgent Call to All Eritreans Worldwide Recently, we had an opportunity to read a press release posted on Assenna by a taskforce that has been set up to facilitate the formation of a global leadership. Under the title, “Urgent

I dedicate this work to our prisoner of concise Brother Bitweded Abraha! Reality: There may be a minute difference between the advocates of the global initiative and the localized initiative of democratizing the country through grassroots based political strategy, but there is no doubt that Eziwin

Quote of the day: A generic tendency to change the situation may produce anarchic unity with anarchic vision but it is only when it blends with strategic unity that a society acquires clear focus for a global vision. We were ineffective because of having nothing

In Eritrea, your last year of high school is also your first year in the army. Rebels from the country fought a 30-year war against its much larger neighbor Ethiopia, and, because of a continuing land dispute, hostilities are still considered active. Although conscription isn't exactly unusual

  I had promised readers and myself to write a second part to the  article entitled “Opposition’s high morality and its silly politics”, which was posted sometime in March. I did write it as promised, but I decided not to send it Assenna at the last

Personal appeal to Eritrean Women, Members of Civic Organizations, Religious Leaders, Eritrean Web Sites, Radio Programs and Pal Talks, Eritrean Community Centers, Intellectual and Professional associations, Diplomats, Business people, Teachers, Students, Political Parties and ordinary citizens:   Greetings to all of you at the moment the most

By Petros Tesfagiorgis The vigil organised by the youth took place at Hide Park Corner, Marble Arch on Saturday 9, 2016. In opening the meeting, the spokesperson of the organisers Sham Gabriel called for one minute silence in remembrance of the martyrs who fell down fighting

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Back in the days during the struggle, a group of fighters broke up from ELF to form another front that ended up being EPLF at the end of the day. The splinters used to be called HIZBAWI HAILITAT until they integrate their forces to a

Several top Eritrean leaders have been reported to the police for crimes against humanity by a Swedish law firm, as a new law took effect enabling such crimes committed anywhere else in the world to be prosecuted in Sweden. The report lists a series of alleged crimes

France 24: Text by Nicolas GERMAIN Latest update : 2016-03-19 Among African refugees in Europe, most come from one small nation, Eritrea. Why? France 24 were given rare access to the country and they went to find out. Reporter’s notebook, by Nicolas Germain. It’s 1am when the plane lands

The opposition must be proud of its high morality. It has consciously decided to oppose the brutal government in Eritrea publicly, instead of being silent witness of, or unmoved by the extreme violation of the rights of Eritreans in Eritrea. The choice is made despite

Ray Jordan - CEO of international agricultural and development organisation Self Help Africa In downtown Asmara there are boys sitting on church steps, studiously pouring through the text on the well-thumbed pages of bibles that are printed on a rich, thick parchment. The text is in ancient Ge’ez, a

The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart. Back in 2002, Meles Zenawi, then prime minister of Ethiopia, drafted a foreign policy and national security white paper for his country. Before finalizing it, he confided to

(GENEVA 14 March 2016) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today provided an oral update to the Human Rights Council, focusing on the plight of unaccompanied Eritrean children crossing international borders. Since her first report

  Agenda item 4 14 March 2016 Geneva Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to brief you in my capacity as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. I present this oral update pursuant to HRC resolution 29/18. The focus of my presentation will be

Conscription into the army or other government service for years on end, fear of detention and torture for real or imagined transgressions with no legal recourse, no prospect of schooling or meaningful work, and no personal freedom: The reasons Afar refugees in eastern Ethiopia gave

By Petros Tesfagiorgis According to the daily paper Metro dated February 29, 2016 the world witnessed the French police tearing down the Jungle in Calais/France while the refugees fought back with the help of activists, resulting in burning of tents and properties.  The French Government is

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Eritrea (2016/2599(RSP)) The European Parliament,–  having regard to its previous resolutions on Eritrea, in particular those of 7 February 2002(1), 18 November 2004(2) and 15 September 2011(3) on the human rights situation in the country, including the case of Dawit Isaak, –  having regard

A young Eritrean woman who fled to the UK after her father was arrested for his political activities in her home country will receive an award for helping and inspiring other migrants and refugees. Her award comes as the number of Eritreans granted protection in the

Guardian Africa Network - Martin Plaut A quiet but well orchestrated campaign is under way in the Netherlands as individuals associated with the Eritrean government try to use the Dutch courts to silence its critics. Eight such court cases have been launched against liberal newspapers, a radio station, a

Once upon a time in the Eritrean struggle for independence, a prominent Ethiopian journalist Bealu Girma was nominated by Dictator Mengistu Hailemariam to report the anticipated total destruction of EPLF in what history recalls as Shadishai Werar in view of Eritreans and Keykokeb Zemecha in

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By Sally Hayden February 19, 2016 | 12:00 pm VICE News is traveling around the UK to catch up with some of the migrants we met in 2015 in Calais, France, who ultimately made it across the Channel. * * * It was twilight in the port town of Calais, France, when I last saw

By Petros Tesfagiorgis The people to people extraordinary and successful campaign to help refuges shines a light on those living in squalid situation in Calais/France known as the “Jungle”. Serving refugees with hot-food for free symbolises the concern of the British ordinary people, particularly the young,

Eritrea was the fourth-most common country of origin for refugees reaching Europe in 2015, after Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. In this 2011 photo, a refugee boat approaches the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. ANTONELLO NUSCA/ASSOCIATED PRESS The historic tide of people braving the journey to Europe in the past year

Eritrea: A Nation on Choke-Hold Fessahaye Mebrahtu On July 17, 2014, when the NYPD tried to arrest Eric Gardner by putting a choke-hold on his neck for selling loose cigarettes, he pleaded, “I can’t breathe.” The police did not head to his cry and at the end

A Vancouver-based mining company that struck gold in the small North African country of Eritrea is being accused in a B.C. lawsuit of permitting forced labour to be used in the construction of its mine. The allegations filed by three former Eritrean conscripts in B.C.'s Supreme

This week a judge reviewed and decided on the aspects of relationship between PFDJ and YPFDJ and found the difference was that the latter was fitted with wings to fly in the skies of the world to make the regime safe from the threats of

Fetsum: Here and There As you know the Sudanese Government has incarcerated our brothers Hussein Kalifa and Abdalla Hamdoi most probably at the request of the dictator. The maximum President Basher can lawfully do was deporting them to the country of their choice unfortunately the law

Part IV Medrek’s current cart before the horse “politics”: Advice to reverse it without delay I did criticise Medrek on few issues in my previous articles. The criticisms were partly meant to assist Medrek to seriously reconsider its idea, and plan of actions in the interest of the

As you know unexpected things happen to people but we can make the best out of any unpleasant happenstance and move on or break apart gravitating to the negative. I prefer the first choice and I hope you do too, for there no perfection in

By Petros Tesfagiorgis Striking a chord: The protest in London was successful: I joined the protest late at 4.00 pm.  It started a 3.30.   The place in front of the Hammersmith Town Hall was alive with vibrant voices. Voices with slogan such as “shame of you”

Testimony: I saw two sets of the president’s latest interview available at MESKEREM and ignored them because of the deceptive and monotonous pattern of his speeches. I had no time for that BS nor did I have the courage to see that boring mustache on

Dear Sir/Madam I have been aware of something that I will like to bring to your kind attention. The PFDJ has started a new tactic to threaten activists.  Through one of YPFDJ leaders, it has accused a justice-seeking activist in a court of law. An ex-YPFDJ leader

heads of state. Leaders such as Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and José Eduardo dos Santos have been in power for over 30 years. It’s also a continent of change. Across Africa, 25 presidents have held office for five years or less. A dozen presidents have assumed