(Cairo 12-05-2011) Eritrean refugees in Egypt continue to face major obstacles according to reports from Release Eritrea volunteers in the region. The volunteers who have been working to support Eritrean immigration detainees report that, in the weeks since the revolution in Egypt, little has changed for the better for the Eritrean asylum seekers and refugees currently there.
By Diaa Hadid (CP)
JAFFA, Israel — An Israeli rights group said Wednesday that Bedouin smugglers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula have raped dozens of African women who they promised to smuggle into Israel over the past year.
Despite the difficulties and the dangers of protesting for change, the Tunisian and Egyptian people have demonstrated in large numbers and shown that ordinary people can bring about change even after thirty years of dictatorship.
Approximately 250 Eritrean refugees have been held captive and tortured for the past month by Hamas in northern Sinai, human rights organization EveryOne reported.
Around 250 Eritrean nationals have been held for months on the outskirts of a town in Sinai in purpose-built containers. Their captors are demanding payment of up to US$8,000 per person before releasing them, and are subjecting them to cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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EL-ARISH, EGYPT, June 29 (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot and killed an Eritrean woman trying to cross Egypt’s border into Israel, security sources said, bringing the number of migrants killed along the border so far this year to at least 19.
EL-ARISH, EGYPT, June 29 (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot and killed an Eritrean woman trying to cross Egypt’s border into Israel, security sources said, bringing the number of migrants killed along the border so far this year to at least 19.
Sources say, around 10 African refugees, including Eritreans, have been killed in an inhuman way by human smugglers in
Sources say, around 10 African refugees, including Eritreans, have been killed in an inhuman way by human smugglers in
Four countries yesterday signed a treaty that would pave way for equitable use of the River Nile waters. However, Egypt and Sudan refused to put pen to paper on the treaty that would end their near-absolute rights on the use of the Nile.
Four countries yesterday signed a treaty that would pave way for equitable use of the River Nile waters. However, Egypt and Sudan refused to put pen to paper on the treaty that would end their near-absolute rights on the use of the Nile.
Four countries yesterday signed a treaty that would pave way for equitable use of the River Nile waters. However, Egypt and Sudan refused to put pen to paper on the treaty that would end their near-absolute rights on the use of the Nile.
Four countries yesterday signed a treaty that would pave way for equitable use of the River Nile waters. However, Egypt and Sudan refused to put pen to paper on the treaty that would end their near-absolute rights on the use of the Nile.
Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean migrant on Tuesday as he tried to cross illegally into Israel, a security official said, raising to 14 the number of such fatal cases since the start of 2010.
Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean migrant on Tuesday as he tried to cross illegally into Israel, a security official said, raising to 14 the number of such fatal cases since the start of 2010.
EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian border police shot dead two African migrants trying to slip into Israel, security sources said, pushing the number of African migrants killed this week at the sensitive border to four.
EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian border police shot dead two African migrants trying to slip into Israel, security sources said, pushing the number of African migrants killed this week at the sensitive border to four.
Reuters and AlertNet (Jerusalem) – Israel’s High Court should order an end to the government’s policy of forcibly returning to Egypt migrants who enter Israel at the Sinai border without giving them an opportunity to claim asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt has forcibly returned hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers to countries where they face torture and ill-treatment.
Reuters and AlertNet (Jerusalem) – Israel’s High Court should order an end to the government’s policy of forcibly returning to Egypt migrants who enter Israel at the Sinai border without giving them an opportunity to claim asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt has forcibly returned hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers to countries where they face torture and ill-treatment.
KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Sudan has offered to mediate between Algeria and Egypt in a furious row over soccer violence during their qualification battle for next year’s World Cup, a presidential adviser said on Thursday.
KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Sudan has offered to mediate between Algeria and Egypt in a furious row over soccer violence during their qualification battle for next year’s World Cup, a presidential adviser said on Thursday.
CAIRO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Egypt defended on Monday its shootings of illegal migrants on its borders with Israel, saying it defends its borders within the framework of “respect” for international laws.
CAIRO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Egypt defended on Monday its shootings of illegal migrants on its borders with Israel, saying it defends its borders within the framework of “respect” for international laws.
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant near the border with Israel on Tuesday, seriously wounded a women he was travelling with and arrested eleven others, medical and security sources said.
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant near the border with Israel on Tuesday, seriously wounded a women he was travelling with and arrested eleven others, medical and security sources said.
Egyptian Authorities Should Give UN Refugee Agency Access to Detained Migrants
Egyptian Authorities Should Give UN Refugee Agency Access to Detained Migrants
CAIRO, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Egypt repatriated on Wednesday 25 Eritreans caught in Egypt while on their way to Israel as migrants, ignoring appeals from human rights groups that the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR first assess their asylum claims.
CAIRO, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Egypt repatriated on Wednesday 25 Eritreans caught in Egypt while on their way to Israel as migrants, ignoring appeals from human rights groups that the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR first assess their asylum claims.
Egypt must not deport dozens of Eritrean asylum seekers without allowing the U.N. refugee agency opportunity to assess their claims, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
Egypt must not deport dozens of Eritrean asylum seekers without allowing the U.N. refugee agency opportunity to assess their claims, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Egyptian police trying to stem the flow of African migrants across the border to Israel shot dead an Eritrean man who tried to cross the frontier illegally on Tuesday, security sources said.
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Egyptian police trying to stem the flow of African migrants across the border to Israel shot dead an Eritrean man who tried to cross the frontier illegally on Tuesday, security sources said.
CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel has forcibly returned to Egypt dozens of African migrants who had slipped into the Jewish state, and rights activists say they fear some are refugees who risk torture if Egypt sends them home as expected.
CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel has forcibly returned to Egypt dozens of African migrants who had slipped into the Jewish state, and rights activists say they fear some are refugees who risk torture if Egypt sends them home as expected.
Three years ago, fearing persecution by the Eritrean regime, Hamed fled his homeland to seek asylum in Egypt. A journalist in Eritrea, he now earns his living in construction. FRANCE 24
Three years ago, fearing persecution by the Eritrean regime, Hamed fled his homeland to seek asylum in Egypt. A journalist in Eritrea, he now earns his living in construction. FRANCE 24
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