Victorian Father of the Year Abubeker Mohamed with family (Supplied:Darrian Trainer)   By Zoe Ferguson Abubeker Mohamed migrated to Australia from his home country of Eritrea in 1996. Wonthaggi in West Gippsland became home for Abubeker, his wife Suad and their seven children, aged between two and 13-years-old. Less than …

There are many stories about Eritrea. Some are accurate and some are not. One particular story that I liked to tell everyone as I was growing up outside Eritrea is a story about some Greek men who as they were roaming the red sea, 100s and 100s of years ago, …

We, Eritrean Canadians, are holding a demonstration on August 17, 2015 in Toronto as part of the global initiative led by the Eritrean Communities around the world. In this demonstration, we would respectfully like to bring to your attention the plight of the people of Eritrea both at home and …

The migrant camps in Calais are all over the news. But what happens to the people who make it to the UK after that dangerous trip – strapped to a speeding train or stuck in the rumbling dark of a lorry? Rhys Cutler works in our refugee service in Kent …

The first group of refugees from Syria and Eritrea is to arrive in Poland next year. Poland has pledged to receive 2,000 refugees by 2017 as part of the European Union’s intake programme. The Ministry of Interior Affairs announced that they will be arriving in groups numbering no more than …

  August 17, 2015  on monday 11:00am Eritrean Demonstration in Toronto – Canada, to support the report of the commission of inquiry on human right in Eritrea, and to protest against violations of civil rights and freedom of expression. The committee fact-finding that basic human rights in Eritrea described, as …

A rare insight into what goes on inside the “North Korea of Africa”. The situation described in this message from Asmara helps explain why Eritreans make up one of the largest group of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe. Photo: Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty Martin Plaut writes: A message has been smuggled …

By Jean Shaoul 22 June 2015 A United Nations report has exposed the dreadful conditions in Eritrea, located in the Horn of Africa, that have prompted hundreds of thousands to flee the country. By mid-2014, there were nearly 360,000 Eritreans registered as refugees worldwide by the UN, out of a …

By Jean Shaoul 22 June 2015 A United Nations report has exposed the dreadful conditions in Eritrea, located in the Horn of Africa, that have prompted hundreds of thousands to flee the country. By mid-2014, there were nearly 360,000 Eritreans registered as refugees worldwide by the UN, out of a …

John Cordina Hundreds of Eritreans have come to Malta and obtained humanitarian protection over the past few years, although they only comprise a small minority of the hundreds of thousands who have fled the country. According to the UNHCR, there were over 320,000 Eritrean refugees scattered across the globe as …