The sources that are closely monitoring the extremely alarming situation are in touch with citizens who live in the affected areas and express their dismay at the regime’s silence and cover up. We present you the raw information as we have received it so that the
Thousands of people flee Eritrea illegally every month to skip military service, but getting out is too expensive for most People wait for a bus in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Life is hard for those who cannot afford a border crossing. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters Outside a
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 Allison Martell and Edmund Blair Filed Sept. 26, 2016, 10:52 a.m. GMT A Canadian company operating in one of Africa's poorest countries faces compensation claims from some workers. They say they were military conscripts and suffered harsh conditions. TORONTO/ASMARA – Bemnet Negash never got to
Searching for an Effective Strategy to End the Eritrean Nightmare: Global Initiative to Empower Eritrean Grassroots Movement. Araya Debessay[i] Paper presented at the Eritrean Forum, University of San Francisco September 24, 2016 Introduction First and foremost, I would like to thank Meron for inviting me to this Eritrean Forum
By Petros Tesfagiorgis The day was Saturday 17 September 2016. A colleague and I members of Eritrean Refugees Support Association in the United Kingdom ( ERSA-UK) made it to the 11.30 am appointment with Migrant and Refugees Communities Forum (MRCF) at Marble Arch/Speakers Corner. MRCF is
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
Mr. Chairman: To be aware of the circumstance of forcibly returned Eritreans, stay tuned to what happens to them in Israel. I was delighted to hear the foreign affairs subcommittee hearing: Eitrea: A neglected regional threat, hold on September 14, 2016. Not for its prospect to
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
While the World is Celebrating the Day of Peace On Sept 21st, Eritreans are longing for Peace and Safety of Their Family Members in Eritrea In observance of the International Day of Peace, the world is celebrating this day, the day that was first celebrated in
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
I will have a series of articles on this title informing the public briefly about what goes on with the GI community in relation to our activists in the resistance. I am doing this to make sure our people stay informed about their political business
The Eritrean opposition formed, on March 12, 1999, a political alliance with the purpose to strengthening their information-sharing and improving their relationship with the people by discussing their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as to achieve common goals. From the start the opposition
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
Eritrea as A Failed state Is Eritrea a failed state or is there a possibility to save tha nation from being a Failed state? According to different media outlets Eritrean Politics and Economy is as this stage beyond repair.The regime in Eritrea has no intention whatsoever to
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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
The GI group has posted the Open Letter to Eritrean Political Party Leaders for support only to those within reach of its knowledge, still trying to get contact information of the remaining parties to complete the effort but missed to put the name of Chairman
“A NATION'S GREATNESS DEPENDS ON ITS LEADER To vastly improve your country and truly make it great again, start by choosing a better leader. Do not let the media or the establishment make you pick from the people they choose, but instead choose from those they
By Petros Tesfagiorgis It was Tuesday 30 August 2016, I woke up at 7 am and Tuned BBC radio. It said the Italian coast Guards rescued 6500 people mostly Eritreans and Somalis from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea, yesterday 29 August 2016. They could have been drowned
THOUSANDS of UK-bound migrants will be able to move into Paris's first two official refugee camps by the end of September, the city's Mayor announced. By PETER ALLEN Mayor Ann Hidalgo said they will be located close to the Gare du Nord Eurostar terminal from where high speed
Every year, on the Eritrean Revolution day, it is customary for most of the Eritrean political organizations/groups to report their year-end accomplishments and to proclaim plans for the coming year on how to fortify their fights against the enemies of the Eritrean people. The priority
The truth: We brought this regime by unlimited conformism and voluntary unity but we couldn’t get rid of it because of our chaotic resistance and destructive division. We are victims of our unwise decisions as the fragmentation continue to elongate the dictatorship and exploitation of
Startling images have emerged of refugees being rescued off the coast of Libya, showing what has become an everyday occurrence in the southern Mediterranean Sea over the past three years. Photographs show Italian rescuers coming to the aid of asylum seekers on a smuggling boat that
By Obo Arada Aba Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde August 28, 2016 Contemporary common factor for all three EAE countries, they are defeated by a Kenyan athlete. In Marathon race at Rio Brazil, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya emerged 1st Ethiopia 2nd America 3rd and Eritrea in 4th place.
It’s the dregs of a war. Guglielmo and Ferrando are Italian fascist soldiers stationed in Asmara, bored and unsupervised, and their pent-up machismo turns sexually abusive. Dorabella and Fiordiligi are colonial daughters whose relationship to local men pivots between disgust and desire – which adds
JP Morgan Chase has emerged with 9.12% of Eritrea-focused Danakali whose flagship operation is the Colluli potash project, a 50-50 joint venture with the Eritrean National Mining Company. JP Morgan is no stranger to Eritrea and already has an interest in Canada’s Nevsun Resources which operates
Khartoum / Rome — Italy has repatriated a group of Sudanese nationals who attempted to cross the border to France. They arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday evening. A spokesman for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry reported that the about 40 Sudanese citizens were brought to the Sudanese
GERMANY is bracing itself for a fresh wave of refugees and migrants as EU countries strike deals to handle the crisis. By SIOBHAN MCFADYEN From next month Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to allow migrants and refugees to be sent back to Germany as Swiss officials strengthen
Background: A pro-bono visit was made to the migrant refugee camp outside Calais on Sat 23rd July, at the invitation of a volunteer legal project currently based there, by 3 UK EHOs, who collectively have visited/inspected permanent/temporary/unauthorised traveller/camping/caravan/mobile home sites across England and Wales, as well as
Few Eritrean intellectuals continue to serve the ruling Eritrean regime which is stopping at nothing in destroying our country and our society. Names such as Dr. Wolday Futur, Prof. Asmerom Legesse, Dr. Araya Tsegai, Dr. Girmai Abraham, Dr. Tadesse Mehari and Dr. Abraham Kidane are
Posted on August 23, 2016 by Rufael Tecle Unless Europe demands conditions as it re-engages with Eritrea, it will simply be strengthening the very regime responsible for thousands fleeing in the first place. After years of treating it as a pariah state, Europe is reaching out to
Global Initiative to Empower Eritrean Grassroots Movement (Global Initiative) Public Announcement Date 23 August 2016 Ref # 08/2016/05/001 Global Initiative to Empower Eritrean Grassroots Movement hereby invites all signatories of the Urgent Call and all Eritreans who would like to contribute to the success of the Global Initiative to a