“If You Want Us to End Our Armed struggle…”
September 1, 1961 is often described as the day Hamid Idris Awate “fired shots at Mt Adal” which makes it
Government Bullying A Citizen: A Personal Testimony
In North America, Europe and, to some extent, Australia, the Eritrean ruling regime, PFDJ, does not wield as much power
SEMG Breaks Eritreans Omerta Culture
In 2009, after repeatedly warning the Eritrean regime to moderate its behavior, the UN designated Eritrea as threat to regional
Nevsun Resources: Slave Labor At Bisha Mine
On April 9, 2012, Awate.com (Gedab News) reported that a class action lawsuits have been filed against Nevsun Resources [i]
US Report: Eritrea Among World’s Worst In Human Trafficking
The United States Department of State has issued its annual “Trafficking In Persons” country report where it classifies Eritrea as
Cry Me A River (Nile): Egyptians Embrace Their Inner-African
On June 3, Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi convened Egyptian dignitaries—opposition party leaders, clerics, civil society—to evaluate his report and to
ነፍሰን ሪሶርስስ፡ ጉልበት ጊላነት ኣብ ዕደና ቢሻ
7/9/2013 ብ 9 ምያዝያ 2012 ዓዋተ ዶት ኮም (ገዳብ ንይውስ) ኣንጻር ነፍሰን ሪሶርስስ ናይ ክሲ ስጉምቲ (class action lawsuits) ከም ዝተወስደ ጸብጺባ።[i] ስዒቡ ዝቐርብ ክሲ ንምድንጋር ገንዘባዊ ሰነዳት (securities) ዝምልከት ክሲ ኮይኑ ኣብ ክንዲ እቶም ኣብ ሞንጎ መጋቢት 28, 2011ን የካቲት 2012 አጠቓሊልካ ዘሎ ናይ ጊዜ ገደብ ብርክታት ነፍሰን (common shares) ዝገዝኡ ዝቐርብ ዘሎ ክሲ […]
UN Eritrea Special Rapporteur: Conclusions And Recommendations
Editor’s note: the following is an excerpt from the Eritrea Special Rapporteur report (dated May 28, 2013) which was submitted
Human Trafficking & the Single Focus on Its Inhumane Aspects
Since 2001, Eritreans have added new words to their exile vocabulary. They have new words for new destinations and new
Eritrea’s Dismal Human Development Report
The United Nations has published its 2013 Human Development Report (HDR) and Eritrea ranks number 181 in the world, that
Reviewing the Reviewers: In Defense of Bereket Habte-Selassie
For their Christmas present, Dr. Bereket Habte-Selassie’s colleagues received a 48-page “book review” of his books. The reviewers, Asaminew Ewnetun and
Team Eritrea Granted Political Asylum In Uganda
(picture courtesy of BBC) The 15 Eritrean football players who had asked for political asylum in Uganda in December following
Epic Fail: Isias Afwerki Tries To Diminish “Forto 2013”
The news that members of the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) took over the Ministry of Information building (located at Forto,
Isaias Afwerki Dismisses “January 21 Incident”
Eritrean strongman Isaias Afwerki dismissed the January 21 military takeover of his Ministry of Information as a minor incident orchestrated
Operation Forto 2013 Impacts Operation Fenkil 2013
The Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) waged Operation Fenkil on February 8, 1990. By February 10, 1990, the military operation
Behind Isaias Afwerki’s Crocodile Tears About Human Trafficking
Eritrea’s self-declared president sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to complain that Eritrea has been the “target
What Did Bashir And Isaias Discuss?
On February 2, Sudan’s Omar Al Bashir was in Asmara for a one-day “working visit.” This was, as we reported,
PFDJ Dictionary Hooligan: A Citizen Who Demands His Civil Rights
PFDJ Dictionary If you are an Eritrean living in Africa or the Middle East, you have to go to the
We Are Back (Kinda)
Thanks for your patience… awate.com is back..however, as you can see, we are missing a few articles, some articles, actually
Rectification of Names
It is that time of year when we review the past and make pledges for the future. To take stock,
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