December 22, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Two Eritrean rebel groups on Monday said they have killed 7 Eritrean intelligence agents in an attack they jointly carried out on a military camp in the southern part of the country. The rebel groups – the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) and …

 The Ethiopian Defense Ministry said in a statement that an Ethiopian helicopter – that has disappeared since Friday – was forced to land in neighboring Eritrea World Bulletin/News Desk Ethiopia on Monday accused what it described as the “agents” of the regime in Eritrea of hijacking an Ethiopian helicopter. The …

(Brussels, December 17, 2014) – A Danish immigration report on Eritrea that suggests changing refugee policy for Eritrean asylum seekers is deeply flawed. Denmark and other European governments should await the outcome of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea, established in June 2014, before considering any major policy …

Arbitrary arrests and detentions, harsh prison conditions, no freedom of religion or expression – there are many reasons why Eritreans come to Switzerland, says a UN authority.   “The economic situation is not very good in the sense that they don’t see any future for themselves in the country,” Sheila …

Journalist discusses how thousands of Eritreans flee their repressive country only to be tortured in Egypt’s Sinai. Fatma Naib Estefanos, a human rights activist, meets Eritrean refugees who were tortured in Sinai [Meron Estefanos/Al Jazeera] Mounting documentation of human rights violations in Eritrea – arbitrary arrests, torture of prisoners, forced …

Reporters Without Borders seeks funds to further its work on behalf of media workers in prison Roy Greenslade Reporters Without Borders (RWB), the Paris-based press freedom watchdog, has launched a fund-raising campaign based around the plight of jailed journalists in Eritrea, China and Saudi Arabia. The Eritrean prisoner is Dawit …

One in every 50 migrants who try to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea will die on the journey. What is so terrible in their home countries to force people into such a desperate voyage? According to the UN High Commission for Refugees, around 165,000 refugees made the Mediterranean Sea …

  Italian police said on Wednesday they had busted an Eritrean trafficking ring accused of smuggling migrants into Europe on perilous Mediterranean boat crossings, including one in which 244 people died. Nearly 800 migrants rescued off Italy (23 Nov 14) Migrants dice with death to reach Europe (21 Nov 14) …

A new report from the Danish Immigration Service, which announced that Eritreans will no longer receive blanket asylum from Denmark, has come under attack from immigration experts and humans rights groups. Reactions came on Monday after the Danish Justice Ministry stated last week that Eritreans arriving in Denmark after “fleeing …

The Danish Immigration Service’s fact-finding report on Eritrea has come under heavy fire in both Denmark and Eritrea and a key source in the report now says he was “misused” and quoted out of context. Denmark tightens restrictions on Eritreans(26 Nov 14) UN wants Denmark to drop refugee restrictions(17 Nov …