Eritrea blocks Al Jazeera
Doha: The Eritrean government has blocked Al Jazeera channel in the country, Al Sharq reported yesterday. The ban comes in the wake of reports that were aired by the Doha-based news network about dissident soldiers
Doha: The Eritrean government has blocked Al Jazeera channel in the country, Al Sharq reported yesterday. The ban comes in the wake of reports that were aired by the Doha-based news network about dissident soldiers that seized the Eritrean information ministry in January.
In solidarity with the soldiers, Eritreans staged protests in front of their embassies in Cairo, Rome, London as well as the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
“This (ban) is a reaction to coverage of protests against the Eritrean government that were carried out in different parts of the world,” according to the Arabic daily.
The Eritrean information ministry blocked all Al Jazeera channels and issued a decree that prevents anyone in the country from giving access to the news channel to the public.
“The ruling was sent to all government institutions as well as public places such as hotels, restaurants and cafes in different towns and villages,” the report said.
Earlier yesterday, The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani sent a written message to the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki pertaining to the bilateral relations of both countries, QNA reported.
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salma a. February 4, 2013
pfdj is really finished. why else would it block Al Jazeera? eseyas the lunatic dictator is an outlaw who does not care about international laws. he jams Assennai and now Al Jazeera. he is Eritrean People’s enemy number 1.
down with the dictator eseyas!
hab.londora February 4, 2013
Here you go assenna and all the pro forto21 your demos and uninvited visit to embassy is showing result. Congrats
Keep the good work
Forto bandera ere …
Samra February 4, 2013
Miskin dictator !!! less confidence, hates the truth…..if you even block all…Dem suwuat and dem teasirom zelowu kizareb eyu!!!!!! shortly you will fail!!!!
Bus.zone February 4, 2013
Aljazeera used to be friendly somehow that is why let them in , but he forgot one thing where is going to be treat for Alcohol and Drug ? he used to jump on plane every second Week to Qatar for the Methadone Shoot
ahmed Saleh February 4, 2013
Let him expose himself briefly to outside world to
reveal his iron fist dictatorial system exercise .
I hope Al Jazeera and other foreign media outlets
begin to highlight Eritrean people’s plight for change .
HGDF is reaching close to the turning point for their
fall in all direction . Soon the phony force of NEHNA
NISU slogan will become our shameful past history .
Asgedom Abraham February 4, 2013
You will be disappointed.
Lone Selam February 4, 2013
Mengistu hailemariam echo Ab aga wudketu radio tegadelti eyu ziaafene
med February 4, 2013
Every thing is over guys Isseyas will not stand any more even the mercenaries DMHET will be crushed by our people. They can’t save his life.
Weygud February 4, 2013
Here you go. The regime is attempting to jam foreign media outlet. It is funny!.
sem February 4, 2013
You all are only dreamers. PIA a real person not coward like you. You just cry behind the screen. The people of Eritrea are with him, therefore
Eritrea will devolop as per our will, when you are only dreaming.
Proud to be from Eritrea, the only really Indipendent country in the world.
Haile February 4, 2013
Please! Please! can you help me guys to denounce my Eritrean identity. I am so ashamed by this idiot kleptocratic government. How on earth can they shut the whole TV for airing just a piece of news about Eritrea? A 21st century country is governed by a 16th century people. Miskin Eretra abziAtom wedigki.