By Tesfa-Alem Tekle September 21, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Eritrean opposition group, Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Wednesday said that Yemen’s Houthi group have attacked the international Airport of Assab, a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. A Houthi Shiite rebel carries his …
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Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army
Why Berhanu Nega traded a tenured position for the chance to lead a revolutionary force against an oppressive regime. BY JOSHUA HAMMERAUG Berhanu Nega was once one of Bucknell University’s most popular professors. An Ethiopian exile with a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, he taught …
Read More »Counting the lost and nameless dead of the Mediterranean
Warning: this story contains disturbing imagery London: There is an “invisible catastrophe” in the Mediterranean: families who have lost their loved one beneath the waves and do not know where they are buried – or even if they are dead. A new report says many of the thousands of refugees …
Read More »Eritrean Visual Artist, Mahmud Debrom, Wins A Fine Arts Award In London
Mohammed Hiyabu Mahmud Jaber Debrom, who is an Eritrean visual artist, has won the Arab Forum Fine Arts Award for his painting “ Nostalgia Home”, in London, UK on August 19, 2016. His wonderful painting occupied the third place among many contestants from all the Arab countries, as the best …
Read More »Eritrea is suffering drought and accepting aid, despite denials
by Martin Plaut So the truth is finally in the public domain. Eritrea is, indeed, facing a drought and needs international aid. The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien has made the announcementas part of funding for what are described as “severely underfunded aid operations in six neglected emergencies.” “An …
Read More »Amnesty International: court cases and Twitter trolls meant to scare off Eritrea-critics
Amnesty International speaks out against Eritrea’s Dutch offensive by Martin Plaut The Dutch Amnesty International website recently published an article on intimidation and the use of legal action being taken by supporters of the Eritrean regime towards critics in the Netherlands. The critics that are targeted state that this has not …
Read More »Eritreans Among 60 Migrants Found in Switzerland Aboard Train From Italy
Police in Switzerland have detained about 60 migrants found aboard a train heading in from Milan, Italy. The discovery of the migrants in southern Switzerland on Tuesday is reportedly the largest ever bust that Swiss border authorities have made on a train. The migrants, many of whom are Eritrean men, …
Read More »Eritrea: Countries most at Zika risk due to Olympics travel
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) July 13.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.Four countries are most at risk from a Zika outbreak as a result of travel related to the Rio Olympics and Paralympic Games, a U.S. health agency said on Wednesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified Chad, …
Read More »US government: “Eritrean military and police officers are complicit in trafficking crimes”
Martin Plaut This is the official report by the U.S. State Department – and it is damning. It registers the complicity of the Eritrean government in trafficking and its failure to prosecute those involved in these human rights abuses. Martin 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report – Eritrea Publisher United States …
Read More »Eritrea: Motions passed by the Dutch Parliament
Martin Plaut Votes were held in the Dutch Parliament today following last week’s debate on Eritrea. Below are unofficial summaries of the resolutions adopted. Martin English summary of motions adopted and proposers Azmani and Sjoerdsma Given the evidence that the Eritrean embassy has an important role in the collection of …
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