Monthly Archives: January 2016

You never really stop being a refugee: Sulaiman Addonia

SNEHA VAKHARIA Are you still an immigrant? Sulaiman Addonia pauses. Then massages his forehead with his fingers. “Wow. That’s a tough question. Give me a moment.” There’s a moment’s quiet, and we both listen to the ambient sounds of Barkha Dutt talking about her book on a stage on the …

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Human Rights Watch: Eritrea Events of 2015

– Indefinite Military Service and Forced Labor Arbitrary Arrest, Prolonged Detention, and Inhumane Conditions Freedom of Speech and Association Freedom of Religion Refugee Policy Key International Actors – -Two key developments in 2015 highlighted the consequences of President Isaias Afwerki’s authoritarian rule: the continuing flow of Eritreans escaping the country, …

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UK: HOME OFFICE PLANS TO REPATRIATE ERITREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS

London (Theguardian + DIPLOMAT.SO) – The Home Office is using misleading and biased information to decide the fate of Eritrean asylum seekers, an independent report has found, as its author claims the government distorted evidence to make it easier to reject them. The report, published on Friday, analysed two Country …

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The questions no one is asking about Eritrea

   Valerie Frank REPORTS ON ERITREA TEND TO ASK WHY SO MANY ARE FLEEING THE COUNTRY. THE MORE RELEVANT QUESTION IS: WHY ARE SO MANY FLEEING THE COUNTRY NOW? In one of the latest major media reports on the large numbers of refugees fleeing Eritrea, the BBC followed in the …

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Observers See Several Motives for Eritrean Involvement in Yemen

Salem Solomon The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen is drawing in participants from across the Red Sea. Eritrea last month officially announced its “readiness to support the initiative without reservations and to extend its contribution to the alliance” of Saudi Arabia and its Gulf state allies. …

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