Month: January 2012
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Resolution 2023 And Eritrea’s Political Opposition
As a discrete initiative, the purpose of this contribution is not to argue a case in favour or against Resolution 2023. Commentary on this score from either side of the Eritrean political divide abounds. Instead, the piece is dedicated solely to analysing Resolution 2023 with the view to appreciating the politics surrounding the institution of…
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Abune Antonios Is In Worrisome Health Conditions
In a press release it issued on January 30, 2012, the Executive Office of the Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change confirms that “the legitimate patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Eritrea” is sick and in worrisome condition. The patriarch is 85-years old. The Executive Office called for the “immediate freedom for his Holiness so…
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Don’t Challenge Me: Lessons From The Virtual World
Teaching is one of the hardest jobs out there. Certainly, it is a real challenge to pass on knowledge. You not only ought to know the subject, but must also have the special talent to transfer the knowledge. When I am talking about “knowledge” it is not the knowledge that is measured by the formal…
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An Eighty-nine Year Old Eritrean Man Abducted In Addis Ababa
Ato Yohannes Shoba’a, an eighty-nine year old man was abducted in Addis Ababa by unknown gunmen in October 2011; he is still missing. The abducted man is the father of a Lt. Colonel Gebrihiwet, a security officer of the Eritrean regime, who allegedly operates in the Southern part of Eritrea bordering Ethiopia. Ato Yohannes had…
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ŒCOCW Calls for International Religious Freedom for Exiled Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch
SOURCE:www.your-story.org Author: +Catholicos Scholarios-Gennadius III, OSB (Jan 21, 2011) The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) joins the faithful of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church in demanding religious freedom for its exiled Patriarch. According to a report by George Alexander, Secretary of the Orthodoxy Cognate Media Network, a significant portion of the Christian…
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Awassa Witnessed The Dawn Of Asmera
The national congress that convened in Awassa is a distinctive landmark event in the history of Eritrea. It embraced the vast majority of the Eritrean Diaspora: all the political backgrounds and colours. The congress discussed ailments that enervated the whole nation for more than half a century, it melted down the iceberg, nullified retarded views,…
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The Devil In God’s Land, A Play By Bereket Habte Selassie
The Devil in God’s Land: Paperback, $19.95, 130 pages, 229×152 mm, Mkuki na Nyota Pulblishers, Tanzania, 2011. ISBN 9789987081615, “Have you forgotten your vows to the martyrs? Can you honor your vows while in the cruel embrace of the powerful?” Zegonfo II asking Senai in Act One, Scene One, Page 3.) Who is “The Devil” and “Where…
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Isaias Shrugged: And The World Rolled Its Eyes
In 10 short years, Isaias Afwerki has achieved the status which took Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez longer to accomplish: an annoying loudmouth just tilting at the windmill. In 2007, Spain’s king famously told Hugo Chavez: “why don’t you just shut up?” after he kept interrupting, over, and over, and over, the Spanish prime minister.…
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ንምንታይ ድሕሪ ናጽነት ደሞክራሲያዊ መንግስቲ ዘይቆመ? (2ይ ክፋል)
ኣብቲ “ሕጋውነት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ” ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ዝቐረበ ቀዳማይ ክፋል ናይዚ ኣንቀጽ’ዚ፡ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ደሞክራሲያዊ መንግስቲ ምዃኑን ዘይምዃኑን ብምትንታን ዳህሲስናዮ። ብመሰረት’ቲ ኣብ ቀዳማይ ክፋል ናይዚ ኣንቀጽ’ዚ ዝቐረበ ትንተና ኸኣ፡ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ብኹሉ መለክዕታት ሕጋውነት፡ ሕጋዊ መንግስቲ ከም ዘይኰነ ኣረጋጊጽና። ኣብዚ ካልኣይ ክፋል ናይዚ ኣንቀጽ’ዚ፡ ንደሞክራሲያውነት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ብኸፊሉ ክንድስሶ ኢና፡፡ ኣብቲ ዝስዕብ ሳልሳይ ክፋል…
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Eritrean Opposition Urges Sudan and Egypt to Protect Eritrean Refugees
In a press release issued today, Dr. Yususf Berhanu, the chairman of the executive office of the Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (ENCDC) urged Sudan and Egypt to protect Eritrean refugees. The press release stated that the Eritrean Opposition “expresses outrage at the Isaias regime’s complicity in people and organ trafficking” and accused it…
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The Changing History of Keren High School: 1970s to 1990s (Part II)
For some readers this article may contain taboo issues; they are included because telling an incomplete story for historical documentation does not serve future causes. Also, and understandably, some readers may have little or no interest in the articles about Keren High School in particular and Keren in general, as they may think the subject…
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Reversal Of Fortune
“Courage in a vilified enemy is a despicable discovery.” By David Mitchel Events are happening so fast for those who choose stagnation. But change is governed by its own dynamic laws and no human force can stop it. In reverse chronological order the following events unfolded recently: PDFJ thugs were found guilty by a jury…
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Texas Jury: Two Pro-Government Eritreans Guilty Of Assaulting Eritrean Journalist
Gedab News, January, 11, 2012: A Texas jury has found Eritreans Redi Bokhretsion and Yohannes Gebremichael guilty of assaulting Eritrean journalist Tedros Mengistu. Judge Robin Brown is expected to pass the sentence soon. The two defendants, who are supporters of Eritrea’s ruling regime, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), were accused by the…
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Isaias Shrugged: And The State Media Nodded Its Head
A powerful title that authoritarians have, rivaling that of their role as Chief Commanding Officer of the armed forces, is that they are also the State’s Chief Epistemology Officer. Epistemology is the science which tries to answer the question “how do we know that what we think we know is true?” Authoritarians have one answer:…
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المجلس الوطنى الواقع والرؤية
لاشك أن عصارة التجارب وخلاصة عمل جبهة المعارضة ممثلة فى تنظيماتها السياسية ومنظمات المجتمع المدنى كان فى عقد ملتقى الحوار الوطنى الذى وضع مقرارت إقامة مفوضية وطنية لتعمل على إعداد الأوراق والتحضير لعقد المؤتمر الوطنى العام ، وأن المفوضية ورغم ظهور بعضاً من الهنات والإخفاقات من بعض قيادتها إلا أنها أستطاعت التحضير للمؤتمر الوطنى الذى…
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ንምንታይ ድሕሪ ናጽነት ደሞክራሲያዊ መንግስቲ ዘይቆመ? (ቀዳማይ ክፋል)
ነዚ በዳህን ዕዙዝን ሕቶ’ዚ፡ ብዕግበትን ብብቕዓትን ንምምላስ ንድሕሪት ምልስ ኢልካ ብውሕዱ ንክልተ ዓበይቲ ነንሓድሕዶም ዝተወሳሰቡ ኣገደስቲ ረቛሒታት ኣድቂቕካ ምምርማር የድሊ። ንሳቶም ከኣ፥ ንኣቀዋውማ መንግስቲ ኤርትራን፣ ንባህሪ ናይቲ መንግስታዊ ስልጣን ንበይኑ ብሒቱ ዝሓዘ ሓይልን (ህዝባዊ ግንባር ሓርነት ኤርትራ (ህ.ግ.ሓ.ኤ)) ዝምልከቱ ኢዮም። ንኣቀዋውማ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ኣብ እትምርምረሉ፡ እቲ ብቐዳምነት ክትግንዘቦ ዝግባእ ኣገዳሲ ጕዳይ ሕጋውነቱ ስለ ዝዀነ፡ ቀዳማይ…
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The National Assembly And The Road Ahead
2011 will be remembered as the year where the roots of success were sowed in our struggle against HGDEF’s tyranny. The National Congress was a success by all standards and despite the ill wishes and the co-ordinated smear campaigns of the bigots and their sympathizers, it was as detractor-proof as could ever be imagined for…
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Melbourne Rally 2012: For How Long Can We Tolerate Oppression?
So, why should we stop raising our voices on behalf of the voiceless and oppressed people in Eritrea? As in previous years, we call on the Diaspora communities living in the free world that have chosen to be silent in the face of oppression and the ever growing injustice committed against the Eritrean people to…
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تقرير عن الامسيه الادبيه بغرفة الحوار الحر
مدخل: تعميماً للفائدة ونقلاً للقارئ الكريم الذى لم تتح له فرصة الحضور والمشاركة للأمسية الأدبية التى أقيمت بغرفة الحوار الحر بتاريخ 30/12/2011م نحاول عكس مادار بالأمسية بشكلٍ موجز ومختصر وهى خطوة نريدها كذلك أن يكون خط توثيقياً لكل نشاطٍ تقوم به غرفة الحوار الحر: الملخص : بدأت الأمسية بتحية الضيوف الكريم وضيوف الشرف الأستاذين الشاعرين…