By Aaron Maasho NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two little known Eritrean rebel groups said on Friday they had killed 12 government soldiers in an early morning attack. The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation (RSADO) and the Eritrean National Salvation Front said they carried out the raid on Thursday
(Reuters) - Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya's interim rulers said. His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic
Soaked in blood and looking empty eyed into the camera lens - is this the image of Colonel Gaddafi the world will remember? It is the first photo to emerge which claims to show the fallen dictator moments after he was apparently shot in the legs
CAIRO: A leading international human rights organization has said 34 Eritrean men and five women are being held by Egyptian authorities and could face being returned to their country, where they “would face a real risk of torture and arbitrary detention.” According to London-based Amnesty International,
By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Mining companies would be banned from investing in Eritrea's potentially booming minerals sector under a draft U.N. resolution that Security Council members are due to start negotiating on Tuesday. The council is weighing the investment ban, as well as an
UNHCR Briefing Notes, 18 October 2011 This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 18 October 2011, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR condemns the deportation
September 29, 2011 Foreign Minister Guido Westerwell Federal Minister for Federal Republic of Germany Werderscher, Market 1 10117 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador Peter Ammon Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany 2300 M Street NW Washington DC 20037 USA Ambassador Dr. Peter Witting The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations New York, New York Ambassador
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The Security Council will begin Tuesday discussing a draft resolution on imposing new sanctions on Eritrea for what a UN report describes as destabilizing actions in East Africa. Neighbor and long-time rival Ethiopia has sought reinforced international sanctions since a UN panel in
Every Eritrean-registered prisoner in Egypt, particularly, in Hurghada, Aswan and Bene'ab Prisons have had their phones removed and are being transported to Cairo today for deportation to Eritrea. Please, take whatever action you can; contact anyone and everyone to get this deportation stopped!! A young Eritrean lady
By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, October 14, updated -- For days as the Eritrean Permanent Representative Araya Desta has been checking and re-checking the Security Council, Gabon's Permanent Representative Nelson Messone has been speaking to other member's ambassadors one by one. When Inner City Press
A man claiming to be from al-Qaeda has distributed aid in Somalia, highlighting the group's links with al-Shabab militants. The man identified as US citizen Abu Abdulla Almuhajir and speaking with an American accent handed out food, hijabs and Korans to people at a refugee camp
Recently we have learned about three Eritreans who were living in Tel Aviv who were kidnapped by some Israeli Arabs whilst they were in search of work. The criminals took all their money and other belongings, and then forced them to cross into Egypt. Once
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzanian authorities have turned down a request for asylum by 13 Eritrean football players on grounds that they did not qualify for refugee status. In a statement late Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the youths
ደሓን ኩኒ ኪዳን ሰላም ቅድሚ ምፍራስኪ፡ ኣደ ኩሉ ውድብ መጓ’ዪ ስልጣን ኔርኪ። ኣይሓሰብናን ንሕና ትወርዲ ብሕፍረት፡ በዓል ተጸበና ምስጋና ብኽብረት። ጣቕዒት ክኸውን ደዊልኪ ኣብ መድረኽ፡ ሹክረን ክትብልዮም ጉባኤ ክባረኽ። መንእሰይ ክርከብ ታሪኽኪ ተንቲኑ፡ ጽቡቕኪ ክወስድ ሕመቕኪ ጠንጢኑ። ኮደብደብ ጀመርኪ ከንፈርኪ ሓቢጡ፡ ቀባሕባሕ ጀመርኪ ዓይንኺ ፈጢጡ። ዓዲምኪ ዓዲምኪ ተኣኪቡ ህዝቢ፡ ምድላው ተኾይኑ ኣለዎንዶ ፈውሲ። ፈጠንጠን!!!!!!!! ኣጋይሽ ዓዲምኪ ገዛ
International Commission on Eritrean Refugees Executive office
In a matter of three days they have organised a massive demonstration, attracting unprecedented number of the youth. The youth have now got their voice back; The time for change has come slowly but surely, and the tide is moving faster, once fear is BROKEN The momentum
እቶም ትማሊ ሰንበት 25 መስከረም ንመላኺ ኢሳይያስ ክውድሱ ኒውዮርክ ተኣኪቦም ዝነበሩ 3 ሽሕ ኤርትራውያን: ‘ዘማች’ ምዃኖምስ ኣረጋጊጽና ኣለና። ‘ቀባሮ’ ድዮም ‘ኮማሮ’ ንምጽራይ ግን ገለ ሕጡበ-ጽሑፋት ከድልየና እዩ። ‘ዘማች’ በቲ ንቡር ትርጉሙ፡ ‘ወፋሪ’ ማለት ስለዝኾነ ዘጕሂ ኣይኮነን። ጥቁው ወፍሪ ‘ሎ እኩይ ወፍሪ ሎ። ‘ዘማች’ በቲ ናይ ሳሕል
ንሰንበት ዕለት 2 ጥቅምቲ 2011 ኣንጻር‘ቲ ሕሱም ዲክታቶርያዊ ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ሰላማዊ ሰልፊ ኣብ ፊት ኤክስፖ (መሰ Messe Giessen) ከተማ ጊሰን ሰዓት 4 ድ.ቀ. (16) ክጀምር ምዃኑ ንኵሎም ግዱሳት ኣሕትን ኣሕዋትን ደጊምና ብኽብሪ ነፍልጥ። ቆጸራና ኣብ መቐመጥ መኻይን ናይ ሽላኽትሆፍ ስትራሰ Schlachthofstraße ኣውቶቡሳት ንኣሽቱ መኻይን መቐመጢ ኣብ Schlachthofstraße(ብነጻ) ኩነታት
At least 3 Eritrean cyclists who participated at the world championships in Copenhagen from 19th to 25th September are reported to have sought asylum in Scandinavia. The cyclists who represented Eritrea did not perform as well as had been expected. It is to be remembered that
Nine famous Ethiopian artists from Tigray who had significant roles in the struggle against the military regime died in a car accident on Monday. Also after the fall of the dictatorial regime, the artists have had active roles in mobilizing the public towards development. The artists were
The regime in Eritrea is not welcome here. Swedish Journalist Dawit Isaak has been imprisoned for over ten years without trial in Eritrea. We certainly do not rent out to someone who does not stand for democratic values, says the school's new headmaster, Sirpa Wahlberg
Yonas Jermano Natti and Maaza Petros Solomon, the son of the soft spoken community leader and daughter of the would be head of state have been to New York to add their voices on behalf of their fathers, who are languishing in the underground death
ውልቀመላኺ ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ ሎሚ ኣብ ኒውዮርክ ንደገፍቱ ድሕሪ ዘካየዶ ኣኼባ Pain Le Quotidien ኣብ ዝተባህለ እንዳ ፒሳ ክምገብ ድሕሪ ምእትዉ፡ ናይ ተቓውሞ ሰልፊ ክገብሩ ዝወዓሉ ኣባላት ዓለም ለኻዊ ምንቅስቓስ ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት (EYGM) ደድሕሪኡ ስዒቦም፡ “ቀታሊ፡ ሓራዲ” ኢሎም ስለዝሸደዱዎ ዝኣዘዞ መግቢ ከይጠዓመ ናብ ካልእ ኣብቲ 43rd
Eritreans who are preparing to stage a grand demonstration tomorrow in New York to condemn the PFDJ regime and call the UN to press on its sanctions against the dictator have unleashed their initial strike by organising a powerful protest today 25th September, in front
Eritrean intellectuals and professionals who met in Addis Ababa from 5-10 September 2011, to discuss some of the critical issues that are relevant to Eritrea’s current political crises tell Radio Assenna of their satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting. Participants Mr Berhane Gebrenegus from
Abune Mekarios, a rare moral voice whose strong words have started to reach people beyond the Eritrean Orthodox Church premises has again delivered a powerful message on the occasion of the Geez New Year. In his recent speech, he touches real issues that affect Eritreans
By Murray Weiss, Mary Johnson, Ben Fractenberg and Tom Liddy DNAinfo Staff MANHATTAN — An African diplomat was found dead in a hotel near the United Nations Friday morning, sources said. The man, who was in his 60s, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive at the Millennium Hotel, at
The number of deaths from Senafe landmine incident increases to seven, after two more victims died in Asmara, while receiving medical treatment for their heavy injuries. As it was initially reported on Assenna, 21 people have been in critical condition, where as 13 received light injuries. Five
In the agony and anguish that followed the 9/11 terror attacks, the world lost sight of the horror and fear that have seized tiny Eritrea, Africa’s version of North Korea. For more than 50 years, the strip of rock and sand wedged between Ethiopia and Sudan
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 20, 2011 Fact Sheet: Advancing U.S. Interests at the United Nations Eritrea: In 2009, the United States supported the African Union’s call to sanction Eritrea for that country's role in destabilizing Somalia and the region and its failure
Five people die in Senafe, Eritrea, after a vehicle with 39 people on board travelling to attend a funeral ceremony runs over a landmine, on the 19th September. According to our sources, 34 people are also being treated in Adi-Keih Hospital and Asmara for serious and
The PFDJ leader, Isaias Afewerki is expected to hold a meeting with his supporters in New York, on Sunday 25, 2011, after the event which was scheduled to take place at Washington DC Convention Center has been canceled. Sources indicate the meeting has been diverted to New York due refusal of
ኣብ ሽወደን ዝመደበሮም ሲቪላዊ ማሕበራትን ፖለቲካዊ ሓይልታትን ግዱሳት ዜጋታትን ብዝቖመ ሽወደናዊ ኤርትራዊ ሓባራዊ ጽላል ብዝተባህለ ማሕበር ዕስራ ዓመት ዘቁጸረ መሬታዊ ነጻነት ኤርትራ ነጻነት ኤርትራ ምኽንያት ብምግባር ህዝብናን ሃገርናን ኣብ ትሕቲ ምልካዊ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ዘሕለፎ ዝጸነሐን ዘሎን 20ዓመታት ናይ ዉርደትን መከራን መዋእል ንምዝካር፡ ከምኡ እዉን ኣቓልቦ ሕዝብን መንግስትን ሽወደንን ብኡ ኣቢልካ እዉን ማሕበረሰብ ዓለም ኣብ ጎድኒ ሕዝቢ ኤርትራ ደዉ ብምባል ጸቕጢ ኣብ ልዕሊ ዲክታቶርያዊ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ከዛይዱ ዝጽዉዕ ሰለማዊ ሰልፊ ብምድላዉ ብድሙቕ ኣገባብ ሎሚ 18 ግንቦት ኣማስይኡ ኣብ ኣፍደገ ሃገራዊ ባይቶ ሽወደን ተኻይዱ፡፡
