Tag Archives: Asmara
Twenty years since Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia after one of Africa‘s longest wars, people are bowed down by a repressive government and increasingly frustrated at the lack of rights they fought for. Opposition parties are banned and anyone who … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Badme, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, United Nations
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Selam Kidane From Here to Dignity The lord and master rides by on his horse and the peasant bows lowly and silently farts (a clever old saying… apparently) I came across the above saying in my readings on: shame pride … read more »
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Tagged ArbiHarnet, Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrean, German, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Sinai
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Eritrea’s hardline regime has jailed at least 10,000 political prisoners, many in “unimaginably atrocious conditions”, rights group Amnesty International said in a report Thursday criticising the situation in the Red Sea state. With political opposition banned, independent media quashed and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Pan African News
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Tagged Amnesty International, Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Soviet Union, United States
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By Petros Tesfagiorgis The legacy and the challenge: The Forto 2013 uprising remarkably highlighted the issues critical to democratic change. They are the rule of law, respect of human rights, freedom of worship and freedom of expression and of course … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Christian, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kunama, Middle East, Moslem
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Eritrean women fleeing their country’s oppressive regime are increasingly finding themselves the repeat victim of abuse, exploitation and violence once outside their homeland, a new report by a women’s rights group has found. Meriam Mohamed Omar (R) stands with her … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Amnesty International, Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, Hagaz, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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US State Department EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The government of the State of Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by President Isaias, is the sole … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Asmara, Crime and Justice, detention, guantanamo bay, IndepthAfrica, Prison, Reporters Without Borders, United States, United States Department of State
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By Tewelde Stephanos The numbers are staggering. Eritrea, a country of 4 to 5 million, has produced over 250,000 refugees in about 10 years. 35,000 live in a state of limbo in Israel. And these are the lucky ones. Over … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed, Refugees/Migrants
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Tagged Amnesty International, Asmara, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Nevsun, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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By: Paul B. Henze PBH: What is your position on separatism? MZ: We are not separatist. We want a united Ethiopia. But we do not want a centralized Shoan-dominated Ethiopia. I just read the speech you gave to the Eritreans … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Derg, EPLF, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Soviet, Soviet Union
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(ADDIS ABABA) – A female Eritrean Air Force pilot has defected to Saudia Arabia where she is seeking political asylum in Saudi Arabia, in in a latest sign of embarrassment to the dictatorial regime in Asmara. Captain Rahwa Gebrekristos deserted … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Asmara, eritrean, Eritrean Air Force, Gebrekristos, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Jizan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Tribune
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Rizwan Syed in London In Eritrea, President Isaias Afewerki’s regime allows no political opposition. Rights groups estimate that between five and ten thousand Eriteans have been imprisoned for opposing the government, usually with indefinite sentences and without a trial. In … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, London, Petros Solomon, Walthamstow
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By Messay Kebede What else could better express the existence in today’s Ethiopia of more than eighty political parties, out of which ethnic parties represent the overwhelming majority, than the term “scramble?” That for now the TPLF holds together the … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Asmara, Derg, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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by Dan Connell Filmon, a 28-year-old computer engineer, fled Eritrea in March 2012 to escape political repression. Several weeks later, he was kidnapped from Sudan’s Shagara refugee camp, taken with a truckload of others to a Bedouin outpost in the … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Israel, Middle East, Sudan, United States
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Events in the last twelve months indicate growing discontent inside Eritrea’s tightly controlled regime, as well as deepening political and social divisions. While the mounting number of incidents suggests that President Isaias Afwerki’s regime is vulnerable, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged African Union, Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, European Union, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Qatar
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Change is in the air in Eritrea, a highly authoritarian state, but any political transition will require internal political inclusion and channels for external dialogue if it is to preserve stability and improve Eritrean life. Concerned Western partners, neighbours and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Isaias Afewerki, Red Sea
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Yosief Ghebrehiwet (II) Discontent at the Top: How Indispensable Is the Prison System to the Eritrean Defense Forces? Four brothers fight over a bicycle. One takes one wheel; the second, the other wheel; the third, half of the frame; and … read more »
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Tagged Asmara, EDF, Électricité de France, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Prison
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Discontent at the Top: Mismatching Disjointed Eritrea On 21st January, 2013, something momentous that the opposition was hoping for took place in Asmara: about one hundred soldiers, supported with two tanks, took over the Ministry of Information and were able … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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By Andy Ryan, ThinkAfricaPress site analysis Afewerki’s grip on power in Eritirea is showing signs of weakness. But will we see a coup, cosmetic reforms or even an uprising? Ever since 1993, when Eritrea gained independence and the national assembly … read more »
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ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)– There was uncertainty Tuesday, March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were “beaten and detained” in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators … read more »
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Tagged about eritrea, about eritrean, Abune Antonios, arrest, Asmara, Christian, Eritrea, eritrean, Eritrean Christian, Isaias Afewerki, January, Open Doors
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Ghirmay Yeibio Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear … read more »
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Tagged Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, Eritrean Defence Forces, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki
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Though Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki claimed on February 11 that the Eritrean military’s takeover of the information ministry was nothing to worry about, very few people in the region believed him. On January 21 a force of 200 to 300 … read more »
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Uganda has granted asylum to the 15 players from the Eritrea football team and the team doctor who absconded in the country in December during the 2012 Cecafa Tusker Senior Challenge Cup. Apollo David Kazungu, the Commissioner for Refugees in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports, Uganda
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, eritrean news, Eritreans, Houston, IndepthAfrica, Kampala, Office of the Prime Minister, Refugee, Uganda, United States
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Paulos Natnael Fear and Silence Cannot Continue Forever! Revolutions, by definition, are unpredictable. As one academic put it “no revolution has ever followed a script.” The recent event that took place in Eritrea, in Asmera to be specific, may have … read more »
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Tagged Asmara, Dogali, ELF, eritre ethiopia, Eritrea, eritrea africa, eritrean, Forto, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, People's Front for Democracy and Justice
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By BEN HARTMAN 5 Eritrean detainees say they were told by prison officials that their only way to be freed is to agree to go back to Eritrea or Uganda. Eritrean migrants protest Negev detention facility Eritrean asylum seekers in … read more »
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Eritreans, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Israel, Khartoum, Refugee, Sudan, Uganda
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A group of 30 believers from Philadelphia Church in the suburbs of Asmara known as Mai- Temenai were taken to prison after their respective houses were raided and some were found to be praying together. These arrests follow an earlier … read more »
Posted in Comoros, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged about eritrea, Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, God, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, Prison
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Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki on Friday spoke for first time about last month’s mutiny incident in Asmara after remaining silent for three weeks. On 21 January around 200 mutinous soldiers with two tanks stormed the information ministry and forced the … read more »
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Tagged Afewerki, Al-Jazeera, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean news, erittrea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Omar al-Bashir, Reporters Without Borders
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Arbi Harnet Asmara Residents Post Calls for Street Protests in the Capital Members of the Freedom Friday Movement (ArbiHarnet/ JumAt AlTaHrir) in Eritrea have successfully posted flyers and posters with the call for street protests against the regime and in … read more »
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Tagged ArbiHarnet, Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, January 21, Monday
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After over two months of secrecy and denials, controversies surrounding his whereabouts, the Eritrean Information Minister and Issaias Afewerki’s right-hand man, confirms his defection on January 30th 2013 to a Swedish tabloid called Expressen. You remember months of media saga … read more »
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Tagged Abdu, Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, Expressen, IndepthAfrica, information minister, Isaias Afewerki, People's Front for Democracy & Justice
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By Daniel Berhane, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column Yemane Gebremeskel, director of the Office of the President of Eritrea, reflected, last Tuesday, on the showdown of last Monday, saying, “all is calm today as it all was yesterday.” The well-known spin-doctor … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, eritrean news, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias, Monday, Paris
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analysis The secret world of Eritrea has begun to unravel at a stunning pace. Just two weeks ago, on 21 January 2013, mutinous soldiers overran the Ministry of Information. Reported to number roughly 100, apparently led by junior officers and … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, Saudi Arabia
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Over the past few days, after the alleged failed “coup d’etat” attempt on 21st of January 2013 at the Eritrean Ministry of Information which resulted the National to be off from the air one day, a series of raids and … read more »
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