THE European Union has been accused of funding an evil Eritrean empire which has forced 120,000 people to flee. The embattled bloc faces intense criticism for propping up a despot leader who has catapulted his country into the depths of abhorrent slave labour, by handing them

Jewish human rights groups are denouncing Israel’s plans to deport almost 40,000 African asylum seekers, defending refugees whom Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls “infiltrators.” On Sunday, Netanyahu’s 28-member executive cabinet voted unanimously to close the Holot detention center and give African asylum seekers three months to leave the

Kigali - Rwanda is willing to provide refuge to as many as 30 000 African migrants suffering abuse and slave-like conditions in Libya, the foreign minister told AFP Wednesday. "Rwanda is currently under discussions

A terrorist attack on a mosque in Egypt’s troubled North Sinai region is the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt’s modern history. According to Egyptian state television, at least 235 people were killed and more than 109 injured after unidentified terrorists stormed Al-Rawda mosque with explosives and heavy

HARARE (Reuters) - New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalize Zimbabwe’s ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the country’s citizens. Sworn in days after the overthrow of Robert Mugabe, the 75-year-old former security chief promised to

Canadian mining company has lost its bid to block a lawsuit accusing it of human rights abuses against miners in Eritrea after a ruling by an appeals court in British Columbia. The decision, against Nevsun Resources, paves the way for a groundbreaking legal challenge that links the Vancouver

A selfie of Miss Israel and Miss Iraq taken in Las Vegas and posted by both contestants on Instagram has unleashed a digital diplomatic debate. Intended as a message of peace for the Middle East, it has drawn criticism. Israel and Iraq may not have diplomatic

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, bringing to an end 37 years in power which he began as a hero of the struggle against white rule and ended as the man blamed for reducing his country to despotism and economic misery. The streets of Harare

A plan by Israeli authorities to forcibly deport to third countries or jail African migrants will affect predominantly Eritrea and Sudanese migrants in the country. Israel is looking to close its Holot detention center for African migrants within four months. The center is home to thousands

The ruling party of Zimbabwe has voted to sack Robert Mugabe as its leader and has appointed in his place the vice-president the veteran autocrat fired two weeks ago. The vote by hundreds of senior Zanu-PF officials in Harare on Sunday significantly weakens the position of Mugabe, who

By Michael Abraha Eritrea is again said to have jailed without trial more people since October 31, 2017 in an effort to extinguish the blazing spirit of the rebellious Islamic school, Al Diaa, in Asmara. How dare they refuse to stop teaching Islam in that school

Zimbabwe remains in political limbo a day-and-a-half after the military takeoverthat appears to have put an end to Robert Mugabe’s 37-year grip on power. As talks between Mugabe - who has been confined to his residence in Harare by the army, and senior military officers – entered

By Petros Tesfagiorgis On 31/10/2017 the students of Al Diaa Islamic School marched  from Akria to the City Centre, angered by the decision of the regime to take ownership of the school and imprison the  92 years old Haji Musa Nur, the chairman  of school board,

Robert Mugabe remains in detention at his home in Zimbabwe more than 12 hours after the military declared on national television that it had temporarily taken control of the country to “target criminals” around the head of state. The move by the armed forces appears to have

14 November 2017 – The Security Council on Tuesday renewed until 15 November 2018 the partial lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia, authorization for maritime interdiction of illicit arms imports and charcoal exports, and the humanitarian exemption. In the resolution adopted by 11 affirmative votes

The UN human rights chief says the European Union policy of helping Libyan authorities intercept migrants on the Mediterranean and return them to Libya is "inhuman." Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein decried "unimaginable horrors" faced by 19,900 migrants now detained in the North African country, more than 2½

According to Assenna sources, in the months leading to the Al-Diaa School demonstration; an unprecedented exodus of staff of the ministry of education took place. Several high ranking officials from the ministry fled the country. This included among others Mr. Abdella Mohammed Osman, head of the

Eritrea’s military received help from the United Arab Emirates and possibly Russian, Czech and Italian companies in the past year, assistance that would violate a United Nations arms embargo on the Horn of Africa country, the organization’s investigators said. Thirteen Eritrean air force and navy cadets

Press Release EACOR: STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE SHOOTINGS OF PEACEFUL PROTESTERS IN ASMARA We, Eritrean American Civic Organization Raleigh & Environs strongly condemn the recent shootings of peaceful civilian protesters on 31st October 2017 in Asmara the capital of Eritrea. The protest took place after the regime arbitrary arrest of

First, I like to express my optimism about our people’s reaction to the barbaric genocide of our helpless people in Asmara. I am dignified to see the on going reactions all over the planet and I hope this will continue till the enemy dissolves one

The Eritreans’ abidance to the tyrannical laws is based on the Eritrean culture of respect and obedience to the elders.  Otherwise, the obedience is not out of fear.  The Al-Diaa-Islamic school’s board leaders and the students’ reaction and response to the regime’s contemptuous banning order

It is all about Freedom of Religion !! The events unfolding in Asmara expose the unrestrained desire of the tyrannical regime to take over religious institutions and dismantle their leadership. The intensity of the interference has been accelerated in the last few months. The resistance against this

Let’s start with the obvious, ladies and gentlemen.  You probably won’t be surprised if I suggested that nowadays, we Eritreans must have capitulated to nihilism and fatalism.  Sure enough, the dictator’s quarter century of relentless subjugation must have taken a toll on our people that

The Network of Eritrean Women (NEW) strongly condemns the recent shootings of peaceful civilian protesters on 31 October 2017 in Asmara the capital of Eritrea. The protest took place after the government’s arbitrary arrest of respected elders and spiritual leaders, one of them being a 90-year-old

Fetsum:  A violent man dies a violent death Of all types of political structures, absolute monocracy offers the biggest threat to society. Dictators are basically children that cannot function without someone constantly reminding them of their greatness. They quickly get angry and they honestly wonder why

VOICE OF ASSENNA: ጋዜጣዊ መግለጺ ኮሚቴ ሓድነት ኤርትራውያን ንፍትሒ – ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ ብዛዕባ ህጹጽ መጸዋዕታ `ዓለምለኻዊ ተበግሶ ኤርትራውያን Comment: We heard your effort through Assenna Radio and congratulations for having a clear picture of the correct struggle to democracy. Thank you for being part of the solution believing in the grassroots strategy. This is the only guarantee for democracy through the power

By Elias Meseret | AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — At least 28 people have been killed in rare protests in the capital of Eritrea, one of the world’s most reclusive nations, an official with the largest Eritrean opposition group said Wednesday. Another more than 100 people were injured in the

The U.S. Embassy has received reports of gunfire at several locations in Asmara due to protests.  The Embassy advises U.S. citizens to avoid the downtown area where protests appear to be more prevalent.  Streets in the downtown area may be closed, and police continue to

  Legal & Moral Authority in Eritrea: Eritrean Regime and Religious Pluralism – IV Fessahaye Mebrahtu This essay will focus on the historical and cultural perspective of religious pluralism, tolerance in our area. It will also give some background to the intrusion of the Government of Eritrea in

Mother of alleged human trafficker travelled to Sicily from Eritrea to take test – which will not be accepted as evidence The mother of a man accused of being one of the world’s most dangerous human traffickers travelled from Eritrea to Sicily to undergo a DNA test which

  By Petros Tesfagiorgis Hitsat  Refugee camp: Thousands of Eritreans are languishing in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Sudan for years:   In 2014-2015 as part of EU strategy to stem the flow of refugees, the Eritrean regime promised the EU to limit the indefinite national service to

By Arkan Haile The America of the moment feels a little different, not quite as free or brave. Nativism, xenophobia and isolationism have taken a firm hold of our politics, as reflected by the steady stream of new laws or proposals designed to wall off the world

A packed international conference took place in Brussels There are "reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are taking place”, stated  Sheila Keetharuth, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, at a major high-ranking international staffed conference held in Brussels this week. The

he Turkish Coast Guard stopped 98 illegal immigrants from various countries as they were heading by boat to a nearby Greek island from the Turkish coast early Sunday. Migrants from Syria, Iraq, Eritrea and Angola were brought to the port of Çeşme, a town in the

Do you know how the world looks on this side? Refugees To refugees sitting in the dark rooms of deportation centers, let us tell them that we will sit with them in the dark and hold their hands until we can make it to help them see

We – Americans of Eritrean descent – are calling for the U.S. government to save 700 of our fellow Eritreans who are here in America from imminent torture or death at the hands of the brutal, dictatorial regime that rules Eritrea. On September 13, 2017, the