Author: Awate Team
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Yes To Targeted Sanctions
Shortly after September 11, 2001, every tyrant in the world wanted to cash-in on the justified rage of the United States and tried to align himself with the United States and to classify his political opponents as “terrorists.” At the forefront of this campaign was the Eritrean regime and its foot-soldiers who lobbied hard to classify members
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EU’s NGOs & Their Viceroys
On October 29th, Gedab News reported about the November 9-10 conference on aligning EU and US policies towards Eritrea. We entitled the piece “Engagement and Exclusion: US, EU & Eritrea.” The piece was almost entirely about the EU and US and almost in passing mentioned the Eritreans who will be attending. Some thought that the “engagement and exclusion”
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EU’s NGOs & Their Viceroys
On October 29th, Gedab News reported about the November 9-10 conference on aligning EU and US policies towards Eritrea. We entitled the piece “Engagement and Exclusion: US, EU & Eritrea.” The piece was almost entirely about the EU and US and almost in passing mentioned the Eritreans who will be attending. Some thought that the “engagement and exclusion”
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Louis Michel’s letter to Isaias Afwerki
LOUIS MICHELMEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, HD/fb — D(9)662 — A (09) 1636 Dear President, Over the last years, the European commission has been committed to fostering its cooperation with Eritrea. We consider that the cooperation programme established in the spirit of the Cotonou Agreement is an essential means in
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A Chat With Prof. Kjetil Tronvoll
On October 22nd, Professor Kjetil Tronvoll’s report, ‘The Lasting Struggle for Freedom in Eritrea’ was presented by the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights (OCPHR) at a seminar held at Håndverkeren in Oslo, Norway. The report, which was commissioned by OCPHR, was the result of two years of preparation by Mr. Tronvoll. Former Norwegian
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Practice Diversity, Don’t Preach It
Do the Eritrean regime’s policies impact all Eritrean segments equally or are they, depending on the policy, impacting one segment more disproportionately than others? If this is the case, is it intentionally so? And, whether it is so or not, is it prudent politics to discuss it or it is just a distraction that will
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Practice Diversity, Don’t Preach It
Do the Eritrean regime’s policies impact all Eritrean segments equally or are they, depending on the policy, impacting one segment more disproportionately than others? If this is the case, is it intentionally so? And, whether it is so or not, is it prudent politics to discuss it or it is just a distraction that will
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Eritrea: The Network Of Prisons
This is a list containing prisons in Eritrea where the government keeps prisoners of conscience. It is certainly not an exhaustive list of all the prisons in the country where thousands are kept without formal charges and without visitation rights. Those who die in those prisons are unceremoniously buried by the prison wardens and the government rarely notifies
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Eritrea: The Network Of Prisons
This is a list containing prisons in Eritrea where the government keeps prisoners of conscience. It is certainly not an exhaustive list of all the prisons in the country where thousands are kept without formal charges and without visitation rights. Those who die in those prisons are unceremoniously buried by the prison wardens and the government rarely notifies
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Where Eritrean Political Prisoners Are Kept
This page includes links to several files which are better opened in Google Earth which you can downlaod from Google. The extension of the 5 files is “kmz”. Save the files in your hard drive for better viweing. Once you install Google Earth, you will be able to see the following: Roads from Sereja’kha to Gahtelaay and from Tzehaf-Laam to Era Ero. The decsription of the locations
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Louis Michel’s letter to Isaias Afwerki
LOUIS MICHEL MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, HD/fb — D(9)662 — A (09) 1636 Dear President, Over the last years, the European commission has been committed to fostering its cooperation with Eritrea. We consider that the cooperation programme established in the spirit of the Cotonou Agreement is an essential means in the fight against
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September 1: It Is About The Man, Not The Date
Almost every English-language book written about Eritrea over the past four decades– the most recent being Michela Wrong’s I Didn’t Do It For You—is the history of Eritrea as seen by people who belonged, or were sympathetic, to the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF.) It is, to put it charitably, an incomplete story. And sometimes,
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September 1: It Is About The Man, Not The Date
Almost every English-language book written about Eritrea over the past four decades– the most recent being Michela Wrong’s I Didn’t Do It For You—is the history of Eritrea as seen by people who belonged, or were sympathetic, to the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF.) It is, to put it charitably, an incomplete story. And sometimes,
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Can’t Have Reconciliation Without Truth
Every once in a while, we are required to take a step back and explain to our readers what the mission of awate.com is and why what we do falls within the objectives of the mission. We do not expect all our readers and/or supporters to concur with what we do—but we do hope that they
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Can’t Have Reconciliation Without Truth
Every once in a while, we are required to take a step back and explain to our readers what the mission of awate.com is and why what we do falls within the objectives of the mission. We do not expect all our readers and/or supporters to concur with what we do—but we do hope that they
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A Mission Accomplished; A Dream Interrupted
May 24, 1991 is the collective achievement of generations of brave Eritreans going back to the 1940s, who dared to dream the impossible, culminating in the Eritrean People’s Liberation Army (EPLA) riding its tanks in victory in Asmara to the boisterous applause of a grateful and elated nation. So, it is right and appropriate that
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A Mission Accomplished; A Dream Interrupted
May 24, 1991 is the collective achievement of generations of brave Eritreans going back to the 1940s, who dared to dream the impossible, culminating in the Eritrean People’s Liberation Army (EPLA) riding its tanks in victory in Asmara to the boisterous applause of a grateful and elated nation. So, it is right and appropriate that
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7 Years And Counting
Seven years ago, on April 13, 2002, the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) rendered its arbitration ruling on the territorial dispute of the two neighboring countries. In short order, it became clear that the Ethiopian government had no intention of implementing the ruling in the manner proscribed by the Commission and, since the Commission had
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7 Years And Counting
Seven years ago, on April 13, 2002, the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) rendered its arbitration ruling on the territorial dispute of the two neighboring countries. In short order, it became clear that the Ethiopian government had no intention of implementing the ruling in the manner proscribed by the Commission and, since the Commission had
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The Snake & Its Skins
When we set out compiling this report, which took about nine months of research, we considered organizing the principals along their functions and responsibilities. We would create a directory for ministers and directors; one for governors, and another for military commanders. But to do so would imply that there is structure and organizational chart in the