Author: awatestaff
-
A Hen Goes To The Dentist: Eritrea’s Ambassador Visits The Knesset
Eritrea’s ambassador to Israel, Tesfamariam Tekeste Debbas, was invited by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, to testify about the presence of tens of thousands of Eritreans in Israel. The Eritreans, mostly youth, have escaped the dictatorship that the regime the ambassador serves has created in Eritrea: indefinite conscription, labor camps, and massive violations of human rights.
-

Eritrea: Where The Victims Are Villains
I am livid – absolutely livid, in fact!! The reason for my anger has to do mainly with the last three comments made by S. Temelso, Y. Kahsai and A. Hidrat in response to my article of June 30, 2012 (www.awate.com) in which the Eritrean people are labeled as cowards, self centered opportunists and runaways
-

The Eritrean Holocaust: Sweet Revenge of the Old Fox
Long ago in our youth, when we were intoxicated with Marxist thinking, we were made to believe that the masses were the true drivers of history and not individual leaders. The latter were seen not as ordinary mortals but as the hand, the very embodiment of history, of society, of nature, of God himself. Therefore,
-

The Eritrean Holocaust — And How To Stop It
Preface This is a serious attempt to first describe and explain the present situation in Eritrea and the nature of its political leadership. It then tries to suggest some simple but effective solutions which may have far reaching consequences for the future of the country and the region within a short time, not years. In
-

Eritrean Coalition: Proposal For Creating A New Reality
Introduction: The following proposal has been prepared after countless consultations with many Eritrean activists who were also thinking of similar initiatives. The proposal was prepared with national concerns and legitimate issues that fall within the sphere of civil action; and it has avoided issues that are supposed to be the concern of political parties and
-
Eritrea: US State Department Country Report On Human Rights
The US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor has issued yet another devastating report on the Isaias Afwerki administration. Below is the executive summary as well as a link to the entire report at the State Department website. Executive Summary The Government of Eritrea is an authoritarian regime under the control
-

Notes On The Historical Trajectory of Eritrean Nationalism
Eritrea—which was once an Italian colony, a British protectorate, and briefly an autonomous region before it was reduced to a mere province of Ethiopia—became in 1993 an independent nation-state, redefining post-colonial African map, hopefully not setting a dangerous precedence. The history of over thirty years of bloody armed struggle had inflicted unbearable human suffering with
-

Help Refugees In Sinai: Sign Petition
Over the last few years, our youth has been subjected to cruel treatment at home and extortion, murder and destitution in places to which they fled. The least we can do is publicise their plight and make concerned international entities aware of the situation in the hope thet they would take neccessary steps to protect the victims. This
-
ልኡኽ ኤርትራዊ ሃገራዊ ባይቶ ንዲሞሲያዊ ለውጢ ምስ ናይ ኣመሪካ ወጻኢ ጉዳያት ተራኺቡ
መግለጺ ንጥፈታት ኤርትራዊ ሃገራዊ ባይቶ ንዲሞክራሲያዊ ለውጢ ብኣቶ ተወልደ ሃብተሚካኤል፡ ኣባል ፈጻሚት ሽማግለን፡ ብሓጂ ጀሚል ኣማንን ኣቶ ክፍለዝጊ ገብረመድህንን፡ ኣባላት ባይቶ፡ ዝምራሕ ልኡኽ ብሚያዝያ 16, 2012 ምስ ናይ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካ ናይ ወጻኢ ጉዳይ ሰበ-ስልጣናት ኣብ ዋሽንግቶን ዲሲ ተራኺቦም ሰፊሕ ዘተ ኣካይዶም። ብዛዕባ ሃገራዊ ባይቶን ዘካይዶ ዘሎ ንጥፈታትን ኣስፊሖም ዘትዮም። ኣብዚ እዋን’ዚ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብ ትሕቲ
-

تقييم عام للمؤتمر الوطني المنعقد في هواسا من 21 – 30 نوفمبر 2011م
إعداد : إرتريون من أجل الديموقراطية والعدالة والمساواة (إدعم) ملخص : جاء انعقاد المؤتمر الوطني الإرتري تتويجاً لعمليات إعداد مضنية استغرقت أكثر من عام استنادا إلى القرار الرئيسي الصادر عن ملتقى الحوار الوطني الذي انعقد في إديس أببا في 2010 والقاضي بعقد مؤتمر وطني شامل . واستطاعت المفوضية التي تم تكليفها بالإعداد لعقد هذا المؤتمر
-
أواسا سلطنة إثيوبية قديمة ترسم مستقبل إرتريا
بقلم – صلاح إبراهيم عبي هل نسينا سيرة الدولة الإرترية!!! كلنا نعرف أنها ابنة تلك الثورة المسلحة التي لم يرض عنها الكثيرون ،ونعرف أنها عانت من العزلة والحصار،لكنها تجاوزت مختلف الصعوبات وانتصرت حتى على خلافات أبنائها الذين تقاتلوا على حبها أو كما يدعون… هي اليوم وقد بلغت العشرين من العمر ترى في نفسها إمرأة مكتملة
-

CBC TV Egypt: Human Trafficking In Sinai Desert (Part 2)
-

Expecting Aguagudom (ኣጓጉዶም) A Play
By: Wedi Batuta Act (IIX) This a play by Wedi Batuta. So far seven parts (Act 1 – 7) have been published, this is Act 8. Character’s Name Sobriquet Party/Affiliation Yemane Baliho Wedi-Baliho Selfi-Swa Mohamed Birhan Imam Wedi-Zemzem Selfi-Alamel Abdela A Zerom Wed-Inharish Selfi-Gebil Amanuel ReDae Wedi-Tiebe Selfi-L’fnti Tirhas Kindya Trishi (Gual ‘Gbitan) Demit Eritrea Mohammed I Abdella Wed-Sudan Hizb Aljemahir Zewdi
-

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
-
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
-

Urgent Press Release: Girifna Movement (Sudan)
Urgent Press Release: Girifna movement Kassala University Students in Need of Urgent Medical Assistance Following Clash with Regime Khartoum—(October 23, 2011) On October 20, and for the third consecutive day, students in Kassala University protested the academic, economic and political situation in the country. They were met with excessive violence from the regime including live
-

TV Adal Interview With Saleh “Gadi” Johar (Tigrinya P 1)
This is Part 1 of an interview with Saleh “Gadi” Johar, conducted by Negash Osman for TV Adal in Stockholm, Sweden on October 7, 2011.
-
If I Were President Obama’s Advisor: Message To The Eritrean Opposition
By: Anonymous Author As we all know the Eritrean National Commission for Democratic Change has been busy for quite some time organizing a National Congress (Hagerawi Gubae) that will take place in Addis Ababa at the end of the next month. The purpose of this Gubae, presumably, is to discuss and map out a strategy
-
Eritreans Hold A Successful Demonstration In Giessen, Germany
By: Justice For Eritrea The Demonstration was a success. We are thankful to the organizers. You can see from the pictures and videos on facebook (e.g. http://facebook.com/justiceforeritrea) that there were many people. The demonstration was held because the rumor went around that the dictator of Eritrea himself would attend a so-called ‘cultural event’ in Giessen,
-
If I Were President Obama’s Advisor: Message To Isaias Afwerki
By: Anonymous Author The question on how best to bring about democratic changes in Eritrea has been a perplexing question that the author of this piece has been trying to address for a long time. The author was prompted to write this document after recently reading the July 30, 2011 letter President Isaias wrote to
