Eritrean protesters handed critics leaflets before the screening of “Heart of Fire,” a film about child warriors inspired by the bestselling biography of the singer Senait Mehari. They argued that Mehari’s book is not founded in fact and unfairly puts Eritrea in a bad light.
The United Nations is halting peacekeeping operations in Eritrea, and closing its mission headquarters in Asmara. The pullout comes two months after the Eritrean government cut off vital fuel supplies and ordered the peacekeepers out…
The United Nations is halting peacekeeping operations in Eritrea, and closing its mission headquarters in Asmara. The pullout comes two months after the Eritrean government cut off vital fuel supplies and ordered the peacekeepers out…
The Eritrean Strongman, Mr. Isaias Afewerki has long pinned his political fortune solely on one thing: a face-saving end to his lingering dispute with Ethiopia. No foreign power can claim it is willing to help him score any victory. And the increasingly voiceless Eritrean people simply wish they were free. Still there is hope for change.
The Eritrean Strongman, Mr. Isaias Afewerki has long pinned his political fortune solely on one thing: a face-saving end to his lingering dispute with Ethiopia. No foreign power can claim it is willing to help him score any victory. And the increasingly voiceless Eritrean people simply wish they were free. Still there is hope for change.
Reporters Without Borders criticises lack of public commitment to press freedom and fears anti-media violence in coming months
Reporters Without Borders criticises lack of public commitment to press freedom and fears anti-media violence in coming months
Zereselassie Redea, an official from the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has been working as head of the councillor affairs in Nigeria, sought political asylum in the United Kingdom.
Zereselassie Redea, an official from the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has been working as head of the councillor affairs in Nigeria, sought political asylum in the United Kingdom.
KHARTOUM, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Thousands of Eritrean refugees, many fleeing mandatory military service or jail, have arrived in Sudan in the past year and need help, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
KHARTOUM, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Thousands of Eritrean refugees, many fleeing mandatory military service or jail, have arrived in Sudan in the past year and need help, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Eritrean opposition groups trying to bring down President Isaias Afwerki plan to set up a government in exile for the Red Sea state, an opposition leader said on Monday from the Ethiopian capital.
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Eritrean opposition groups trying to bring down President Isaias Afwerki plan to set up a government in exile for the Red Sea state, an opposition leader said on Monday from the Ethiopian capital.
On the eve of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Committee to Protect Journalists urges the AU to actively defend and uphold press freedom across the continent.
On the eve of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Committee to Protect Journalists urges the AU to actively defend and uphold press freedom across the continent.
Reporters Without Borders urges countries attending this week’s three-day African Union summit to intercede with Eritrea. It also calls on the European Union to adopt targeted sanctions against those responsible for the prison.
Reporters Without Borders urges countries attending this week’s three-day African Union summit to intercede with Eritrea. It also calls on the European Union to adopt targeted sanctions against those responsible for the prison.
The Sudanese government has openly been threatening for the massive roundup due to start in the first week of February 2008, targeting at expatriates and refugees alike, according to a number of daily Arabic newspapers reports.
The Sudanese government has openly been threatening for the massive roundup due to start in the first week of February 2008, targeting at expatriates and refugees alike, according to a number of daily Arabic newspapers reports.
Ethiopia claims 234 Eritrean soldiers deserted in January
Ethiopia claims 234 Eritrean soldiers deserted in January
Sweden is to send a 23-year-old asylum seeker back to Eritrea despite warnings from the UN and Amnesty International that nobody should be forced to return there.
Sweden is to send a 23-year-old asylum seeker back to Eritrea despite warnings from the UN and Amnesty International that nobody should be forced to return there.
Eritrean opposition leaders wrapped up a successful gathering over the weekend with a renewed commitment to uproot despotism in Eritrea.
Eritrean opposition leaders wrapped up a successful gathering over the weekend with a renewed commitment to uproot despotism in Eritrea.
On January 14th, 2008, Mr. Mesfin Hagos and his delegation had a lengthy and fruitful meeting with Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and other high level officials at State Department in Washington, DC.
On January 14th, 2008, Mr. Mesfin Hagos and his delegation had a lengthy and fruitful meeting with Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and other high level officials at State Department in Washington, DC.
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Libya’s plan to deport up to two million illegal African migrants is forbidden under international law and some of those expelled risk torture back home, human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday.
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Libya’s plan to deport up to two million illegal African migrants is forbidden under international law and some of those expelled risk torture back home, human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday.
ASMARA (Reuters) – Eritrea has accepted a “virtual demarcation” of its border with Ethiopia and wants Addis Ababa to remove its troops from Eritrean soil, a statement published on Wednesday said.
ASMARA (Reuters) – Eritrea has accepted a “virtual demarcation” of its border with Ethiopia and wants Addis Ababa to remove its troops from Eritrean soil, a statement published on Wednesday said.
Reporters Without Borders today protested at the arrest and detention yesterday of a stringer with the BBC Somali service, Ayanle Hussein Abdi.
Reporters Without Borders today protested at the arrest and detention yesterday of a stringer with the BBC Somali service, Ayanle Hussein Abdi.
An official sources has stated that the Ethiopian Television would inaugurate a TV broadcasting service directed to Eritrea on the same frequency of the Ethiopian channel at 10 pm (seven o’clock GMT). The source added that the broadcast service would last for half an hour a day.
An official sources has stated that the Ethiopian Television would inaugurate a TV broadcasting service directed to Eritrea on the same frequency of the Ethiopian channel at 10 pm (seven o’clock GMT). The source added that the broadcast service would last for half an hour a day.
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns an attempt to murder Abdikheyr Mohammed Jama, a presenter and technician with community Radio Galkayo, yesterday evening in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous northern province of Puntland.
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns an attempt to murder Abdikheyr Mohammed Jama, a presenter and technician with community Radio Galkayo, yesterday evening in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous northern province of Puntland.
Nine films, including one based on the biography of a child soldier during Eritrea’s independence struggle, have been added to the Berlin film festival’s main competition, it was announced on Wednesday.