Author: Gedab News
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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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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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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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ENCDC: Names of Assembly Members and Executive Office Heads
The Eritrean National Congress For Democratic Change, which was held between November 21 and November 30 in Hawassa (also spelled Awasa/Awassa), Ethiopia, elected 127-member National Assembly. Here are the names of the elected assembly members grouped by the regions from which Eritrean exiles elected them or the umbrella group they belong to: . . .
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Eritrean Orthodox Diocese Established In Europe
The first Eritrean Orthodox Diocese was established in Europe on December 3, 2011 where His Grace Bishop Mekarios of the North American Archdiocese appointed a board of clergy to oversee the work of the church, according to the website of the Eritrean Orthodox Church in North America. The board reports to Bishop Mekarios. The European
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Eritrean Orthodox Diocese established In Europe
The first Eritrean Orthodox Diocese was established in Europe on December 3, where His Grace Bishop Mekarios of the North American Archdiocese appointed a board of clergy to oversee the work of the church, according to the website of the Eritrean Orthodox Church in North America. The board reports to Bishop Mekarios. The European Diocese
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National Assembly For Democratic Change Elected Its Executive Committee
On December 2nd, 2011, the 127-member National Assembly For Democratic Change which was elected at the National Congress held its first regular meeting and elected its 21-member executive committee chaired by Dr. Yusuf Berhanu. The national assembly first elected the speaker of the assembly, two deputies and two secretaries. They are: Speaker: Tseggai Yohannes Deputies:
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Notorious Human Smuggler Shot Dead; 611 Eritreans Released
Suleiman Abdellah Necklawi, aka “The Sultan”, a notorious Egyptian human smuggler, was killed in a shoot-out by Bedouins of another tribe. Consequently, according to the UNHCR and EveryOne Group, 611 Eritrean refugees who had been held hostage in Egypt’s Sinai have crossed safely to Israel. Criminal elements within the Sakrawi bedouin tribe had been on
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Kenya Threatens To Bomb Unidentified (Eritrean) Planes In Somalia
The government of Kenya, which accused the Eritrean regime of landing a plane in Baidoa, Somalia to arm Somali’s Shabab group, has threatened to bomb “any unidentified planes” if it believes they are supplying Shabab. On November 1st, The Standard, a private news journal in Kenya, reported that it has photographed a plane, with an
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نظام البشير السوداني يعتقل قيادات من المعارضة الاريترية
اعتقل نظام عمر البشير السوداني في يوم الأحد 23 أكتوبر 2011 رمضان محمد نور وعبد القادر حامد، وهما من قيادات حزب المؤتمر لإسلامي الاريتري ، والإعلامي جمال همد ، صاحب موقع المركز الإعلامي الاريتري ( عدوليس) وقد ألقى النظام السوداني القبض على الاريتريين الثلاثة لعقد مؤتمر صحفي للإعلان عن محنة الشيخ حسن سلمان، زعيم حزب
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Al-Bashir Regime Jails Leaders of Eritrean Opposition
On Sunday, October 23, 2011, the regime of Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir arrested Ramadan Mohammed Nur and Abdulkadir Hamid, both leaders of the Eritrean Islamic Congress Party (EIC), as well as Jemal Hummed of Adoulis.com. The Sudanese regime arrested the three Eritreans for holding a press conference to publicize the plight of Sheikh Hassen Salman, the
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National Congress: List Of Attending Parties and Organizations
The Eritrean National Commission for Democratic Change (ENCDC) is on the verge of finalizing its quota allocation for political parties and organizations that will attend the congress scheduled for November 21, 2011 in Addis Ababa. 553 conferees are expected to attend the congress that will discuss four main agenda items, among which are a draft
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Global Hunger Index: Hunger In Eritrea “Extremely Alarming”
According to the recently released Global Hunger Index (GHI), hunger in Eritrea is “extremely alarming.” The Washington, DC-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) which releases the GHI report, uses 5 classifications to report on hunger around the world: low, moderate, serious, alarming and extremely alarming. The report shows that for the most recent available
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Wikileaks Reprisal: Senay Kifleyesus Arrested (Corrected)
Mr. Senay Kifleyesus, an Eritrean businessman married to an Eritrean government official, has been arrested. A pharmacist by profession, Senay was in charge of EPLF’s pharmacy department in Sahel and for about 2 or 3 years after independence. Since the mid-1990s, he has been a private businessman, managing the family’s limestone production company. Since the
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British Council Eritrea Closing
The Eritrean chapter of the British Council, the United Kingdom’s international education and cultural exchange center, is closing by the end of 2011. The British Council—not to be confused with the British Consulate—is perhaps best known for its library services and has been in Eritrea since 1971. It is located just north of the Harnet/Denden
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ኢሳያስ ኣብ ውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ማይ ጣይታ ኮይኑ ክምድር ርኢና
ትማል 23 መስከረም፡ እቲ ጸርፍን ምቁንጻብን ዝኣመሉ፡ ኣባ ጃዊ ህግደፍን፡ ዓንተር ሃገረ ኤርትራ ኢሳያስ ኣፈዎርቂ፡ ዘይከምቀደሙ፡ ቅርዓት ዘየውጽእ ዘረባ ኣብ መበል 66 ኣኼባ ውድብ ሑቡራት ሃገራት ኣስሚዑ። ወያ ፈላጥ-ኹሉ፡ ንውድብ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ‘ተስፋ ብዘቁርጽ ኣገባብ ዝኣረገ’ ኢሉ ድሕሪ ምግላጽ፡ እቲ ውድብ፡ ጥራሽ ጣቋ ዘይብሉ ናይ ሙዃን ሓደጋ የንጸላልዎ ምህላው ኣጠንቂቁ፡፡ ዋላ እኳ ብንጹር ከሙኡ ኢሉ
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In A Twist, Isaias Afwerki Gives A Subdued Speech
On September 23, in an uncharacteristic twist, Eritrean strongman Isaias Afwerki, whose trademark is insults and put-downs, gave a subdued speech at the UN’s 66th General Assembly’s General Debate Session. To be sure, he referred to the United Nations as “hopelessly outdated” and warned that it “risks becoming totally irrelevant.” He was also not sparing
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Is Isaias Afwerki Meeting His Disciples In Washington, DC?
Eritrean strongman Isaias Afwerki is in New York, New York to attend the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations. According to Eritrea’s Ministry of Information, he is scheduled to hold a seminar for “Eritrean nationals residing in North America” The Eritrean Embassy in Washington, DC provided one additional detail: a date. The “seminar” is supposed
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Sudan Deports 4 Eritrean Refugees; UNHCR Takes Case of 89
Out of the 93 new Eritrean refugees whom it was detaining, Sudan has deported four–three men and one woman. The Eritreans were handed over to Eritrean security authorities in the border post of Arbaeta Asher on Thursday. The Sudanese authorities finally allowed the UNHCR to visit the balance of the imprisoned refugees. The UNHCR officer informed
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إعتقال الشيخ حسن سلمان في المملكة السعودية
أُعْتِقِلَ الشيخ حسن سلمان ، المعروف أيضاً ( بأبوالبراء ) في جدة – المملكة العربية السعودية – حيث و صل هناك لأداء العمرة من حوالي ستة إسبوع ٍ مضى . و من المعروف أنه عادة ما يتجه المسلمون و لا سيما من إستطاع منهم أثناء العشرية الأخيرة من شهر رمضان المبارك لأداء العمرة في مكة