Everything comes and goes but the worst thing in life is killing initiatives with reckless procrastination. Opportunities after all cannot survive without acceleration as we witnessed time and again in the Eritrean diary. The Voccaroian initiative for unity, for instance could have succeed by now

POLITICS Everyone in Eritrea is desperate to flee, including the President’s son OCTOBER 11, 2017 by ABRAHAM T. ZERE0 Image Credit: Joseph Bautista via Flickr Creative Commons In today’s Eritrea, there is no difference between the jailer and the jailed. The political culture is so violent and desperate that the president’s own son attempted to escape the country. President Isaias Afwerki’s

Ozichi Emeziem “Never stop fighting for what you believe in and never give up on your dreams.” That's Petros Tesfagherghis' advice – and the belief he lives by. Petros is modest and unassuming. Asked about his own successes and difficulties – including twice fleeing his home country of

Pro-justice Eritrean American residents in the Washington, DC region have successfully persuaded US authorities to block Yemane Gebreab, Head of Political Affairs and Presidential Advisor, from headlining a meeting organized by the Eritrean government and its sympathizers. The meeting was scheduled at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has said it will pray and work for peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia in an attempt to partake in the resolution of a longstanding border dispute. This was disclosed by a WCC delegation that visited the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church last month

Saying that “Eritrea is in an aferkubu situation” has now become a cliché. But, there is some truth in it. Most people will mention the needless impoverishment of the population, absence of civil liberties, no freedom of the press, no constitution, no independent judiciary, no

An Appeal to All Justice-Seeking Eritreans Worldwide Let’s Make November 15, 2017, the beginning of the end of the dictatorship in Eritrea Dear Fellow Justice-Seeking Eritrean, As a Justice-Seeking Eritrean, we have no doubt that you are being tormented and deeply saddened by the increasingly worsening situation in

News ID: 1533170 Service: World TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A spokesman for the Yemeni army cautioned the Israeli regime against its continued acts of aggression against the Arabian Peninsula country, and said the Israeli military bases in Eritrea is within the range of Yemen’s homegrown ballistic missiles. Speaking to

by Rev. Thomas Reese S.J. Torture. Arbitrary arrests and detention without charges. A ban on public religious activities. Stifling of dissent. Forced labor. The governments of far too many countries persecute their citizens, including one we hear too little about: Eritrea. Those who know the character of the

Dr Alganesh Fessha who was born in Eritrea and has almost always lived in Milan is a medical specialist and founder of the non-governmental organisation "Gandhi". She has been working for years to save refugees from the Horn of Africa trying to reach Europe facing

Qatar’s alleged support of terrorist organizations, which has already frayed its relation with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Gulf states, is also destabilizing East Africa. Qatar’s withdrawal of its peacekeepers on June 14 from the Djibouti-Eritrea border was a form of punishment to the disputing

Meet Timnit Gebru, a person who The Selfpreneur has awarded the rare title of “Alicorn in Artificial Intelligence.” Read on to learn why she’s earned such a coveted title. Let’s start with the backstory: Most stories of technology innovators start with them getting on a plane. But it’s somewhat

                                                                                                            20 September 2017 OPEN LETTER   Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Palais des Nations Avenue de las Paix 8-14 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland   Your Excellency,   RE: Urgent Call for immediate humanitarian assistance for Eritrean refugees in Al Hudaydah

The oppression of the Eritrean people must be stopped Totalitarian system, generalized oppression of the population, national service for life, total absence of freedom, lack of means of communication, no future other than the pursuit of enslavement: this is the hell in which Eritrean people live,

Source: Christian Solidarity Worldwide There are renewed questions regarding the current status of Patriarch Antonios of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, after he failed to deliver the traditional televised Geez New Year blessing on 11 September. Geez New Year is marked by the Eritrean Orthodox Church as the

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with UNHCR The United Nations refugee outfit (UNHCR) has expressed deep worry over recent deportations by Sudan of Eritrean nationals – who are either in its territory or on transit to Libya. Media reports indicate that over 100 Eritreans have been deported in the

Awet Mehari made the national team in his homeland before being drafted, abused and fleeing to Israel in 2009. But his sporting dream soon became a nightmare Awet Mehari has no soccer field to play on, no uniform of the team he played for in Eritrea.

Kassala — Police in Kassala detained fifteen Eritrean refugees and prepares to bring them to trial, for illegally entering eastern Sudan. On Tuesday the police arrested the group of Eritrean asylum seekers during border control activities. The group is being held in a prison in Kassala,

At English-language town hall in Jerusalem, Yesh Atid head says his party may try to step up deportations, stresses Israeli obligation to harbor refugees from 'places like Darfur' Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on Wednesday said Israel should deport the majority of illegal migrants from Africa,

The United Kingdom (U.K.) on Monday (September 4) renewed its travel advisory for Eritrea cautioning its citizens against all travel to borders of the country. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said nationals should avoid all travel within 25km of Eritrea’s border with Ethiopia and Djibouti

BRUSSELS: The EU's top court rules on Wednesday (Sep 4) on the legality of a controversial quota scheme that Brussels launched two years ago to force member states to admit thousands of asylum seekers.The European Court of Justice will issue its verdict on a legal

The Supreme Court has nullified the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. A six-judge bench, by majority decision, on Friday indicted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), saying it conducted the elections contrary to the dictates of the Constitution and poll laws. 4 JUDGES Chief Justice David Maraga

GENEVA — A Swiss federal court has ruled that Eritrean asylum-seekers who completed military service in the East African country can legally be sent home if their asylum cases are rejected. The ruling could have sweeping implications for thousands of Eritreans who make up Switzerland's

IN SOLIDARITY WITH FATHER MUSSIE ZERAI   We, the undersigned coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), are writing this open letter to express our unflinching support to, and solidarity with, Father Mussie Zerai: a well-known Eritrean priest and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his unreserved dedication

Assenna.Com “I DIDN’T DO IT FOR YOU”, the much admired book by Michela Wrong that was first published in 2005 is now being brought out - for the first time - in Italian by Edizioni Colibri, an Italian publisher. The story of Eritrea, as depicted by Michela

EuroNews “We are invisible people,” says a young woman from Eritrea in a perfect Italian accent and a shaky voice. “I have an Italian document, but these people have been waiting for a long time for an answer and now they don’t even have a place

To Samson Solomon and the rest of the family: Ajoka Samson and Ajokum; stay strong and trust in your God and you will see the result of this extraordinary crime very soon on the sinners in Asmara. They may appear safe for now fooling themselves as

Washington (CNN)The Trump administration will impose visa sanctions on four countries that refuse to take back foreign nationals deemed to be in the US illegally, Department of Homeland Security spokesman Dave Lapan said Wednesday. The four countries -- Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to

Clashes between police and migrants took place in Rome after police tried to remove about 100 migrants from Ethiopia and Eritrea, who had set up a temporary camp at Piazza Indipendenza (Independence Square), according to the statement of police. ROME (Sputnik) — Migrants clashed with police in Rome on Thursday

Dear Fitsum, This is Samson, Solomon’s son. It’s really touching article and It reminds me a lot about him and life at that time. If I am not mistaken, we have met in Afabet. You had a guitar and I was trying to play with that

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that Yemane Gebreab, the right hand of the Eritrean President, has been attacked in Rome. The attack took place on July 5, but the identity of the victims was hitherto kept secret by the Italian and Eritrean authorities. NEWS - The

At this stage of my shrinking life where everything has been experimented and I am eagerly studying different materials to crystallize my spiritual muscle through the concept of Buddhism in order to peacefully confront my mortality, the death of Brother Solomon and the conditions of

by Habte Hagos, Eritrea Focus On 17 August 2017, The Northern Miner (Global mining news) reported, following a conference call with the newly appointed Nevsun CEO, Peter Kukieliski, that the Bisha mine reserve life has reduced from 8 to 4 years (closes in mid-2021). The decision to

Veteran freedom fighter and former Director General of Telecommunications; Mr. Solomon Habtom died today 18 August 2017, in the notorious Asmara prison, known as Carchelli. Mr. Solomon, believed to be in his late sixties, was arrested on 10 July 2003 and has been imprisoned by the dictatorial regime

An Eritrean human rights activist is being investigated by the public prosecutor in Trapani for allegedly illegally sending information about boats and landings to NGO rescue ships. Don Mossie Zerai, better known as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 than as a people smuggler, has