Category: Articles
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YPFDJ: Radicalization Of Eritrean Diaspora Youth (P- I)
An article titled “Exposing YPFDJ in Europe: Part IV” appeared at awate.com. It reveals an untamed and gratuitous physical attack committed by Senai Solomon Lemma, the head of YPFDJ Denmark, against an Eritrean man at a social gathering. Instead of averting the attack, PFDJ members were encouraging and cheering Senai Solomon who got 40 days…
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YPFDJ: Radicalization Of Eritrean Diaspora Youth (P- I)
An article titled “Exposing YPFDJ in Europe: Part IV” appeared at awate.com. It reveals an untamed and gratuitous physical attack committed by Senai Solomon Lemma, the head of YPFDJ Denmark, against an Eritrean man at a social gathering. Instead of averting the attack, PFDJ members were encouraging and cheering Senai Solomon who got 40 days…
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Why Is The Eritrean Regime Still Surviving?
The PFDJ regime is the most repressive regime in the world. It is known as a troublemaker nationally and internationally. The regime has become a source of instability for the countries of the Horn of Africa and is listed at the top of human rights violating governments of the world. Thousands of people are suffering…
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Why Is The Eritrean Regime Still Surviving?
The PFDJ regime is the most repressive regime in the world. It is known as a troublemaker nationally and internationally. The regime has become a source of instability for the countries of the Horn of Africa and is listed at the top of human rights violating governments of the world. Thousands of people are suffering…
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My Life Story In A Nutshell: A Matter Of Perspective
I was not born in Asmara, although I considered myself in that modern parlance an ‘Asmarino’. I came to Asmara when perhaps I was just may be over fiver years old from the next small town, next to the next small town. Living in Asmara was like living in a big village. Asmara, at least…
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Ethiopian Village Of Agarfa & The American Ambassador
It is not a coincidence to come across similarity of attitudes in all totalitarian regimes in the world. In their good days they assert that they are undivided part of their region rather part of the whole world. Though informally, many times they consider themselves as regional powers, and they tend to act accordingly. In…
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Exposing the YPFDJ in Europe: Part IV
By Eritrean Unity Movement Part I exposed the branches of the YPFDJ across Europe. Senai Solomon Lemma, Chairperson of YPFDJ in Denmark that we mentioned in Part I received 40 days of suspended prison sentence for his uncontrolled act of violent assault on an Eritrean at a party. Elderly members of the PFDJ cheered Senai…
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An Appeal To The PFDJ Conscience
‘Evil prospers where good people do nothing’. This saying is heard in various circumstances and contexts, and it is worth taking a careful note of it in the context of Eritrea. On the occasion of the anniversary of Eritrean independence we have seen a stark and clear illustration of the polarized reality of Eritrea. On…
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The Road To NCDC: Challenges And Opportunities
These are the main highlights of the presentation I gave in a seminar in Birmingham on 09.07. 2011. The seminar was organized by Eritrean Cultural Forum in Birmingham: Stock assessment: Our basic background: What? -Will always be part of us How we dealt/ deal with it? -Our experience How does it look? Where we stand?…
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The Past & The Future: Important But Not Urgent Questions
The human brain is designed in such a way that is responds to external messages according to their importance and urgency. The ability to understand and analyze those messages depends on how every individual’s mental capacity is prepared. Education, culture & I.Q Once the brain gets the message, it applies certain criteria to classify those…
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Below Passing Mark
A close friend of mine has prompted me to write this article. He was a PFDJ passionate member. I think he still is; though he started to disagree on some points with his party members. I believe he is not an active member anymore like he uses to be. We used to talk on politics.…
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Regionalism, Identity And Political Organizations In Eritrea
This is a speech that was presented at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville Maryland on June 25, 2011. Panelists presented their speech on an array of topics pertinent to Eritrea’s Path towards Democracy. The main issues that were presented by the panelists were: Diversity Management in Nation Building, Religion and Languages in Eritrean…
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Where To Go & How To Get There (Part III)
By : Eritrean Unity Movement Part I exposed the branches of the YPFDJ across Europe. Part II exposed the self assessment done by YPFDJ on the 7th Conference on how they intended to control the Eritrean communities and youth in Europe. It presented their weaknesses, strengths and opportunities as they defined it. Part III shows…
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Myth Of PFDJ Demonstration In Oslo And NRK, TV2
Ever since the Eritrean Unity Movement in Norway began to expose the YPFDJ they have been trying hard to improve their image and to attract media attention in Norway. They incited hatred and mobilized for a demonstration against Norwegian media particularly against NRK and few individuals who according to them tarnish Eritrean identity, history and…
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The Past & The Future: Versions Of History
One of the most difficult political hurdles that blocks creating and shaping a common future is the failure to reconcile with the past. Eritreans are not only writing with different alphabets, but also reading different versions of their history – a case in the point is the chapter of the armed struggle? If you ask…
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Exposing the YPFDJ (Part II)
By: Eritrean Unity Movement This part exposes the self assessment done by YPFDJ on the 7th Conference on how they intend to control the Eritrean communities and youth in Europe. It gives their weaknesses, strengths and opportunities as they define it. It was prepared by the PFDJ in collaboration with some cadres of the YPFDJ.…
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If The Camel Was To Speak
Unity, equality and social justice (which I will subsequently refer to them as “trio”) are some of the empty slogans of the deceptive regime in Asmara. They pronounce them everywhere. In their media and public meetings. Inside and outside Eritrea, particularly during festivals. As usual the “trio” had its lion’s share during the 20th independence…
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YPFDJ: PFDJ’s Overseas Propagandists
“Propaganda is neutrally defined as a systematic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions and actions of specified target audience for ideological, political or commercial purposes through the controlled transmission of one-sided messages (which may or may not be factual) via mass and direct media channels. A propaganda organization employs…
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The ‘Slaying Of Osama By Obama’: A Matter Of Perspective
As I was reading the current pages of Awate I came across Mr. Semere Habtemariam’s well written article “The Slaying of Osama by Obama” which I found very interesting but somewhat a little disconcerting. The article written by obviously a non Moslem seems to be aimed not only at chastising America for its wrong strategy…
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Reflections On Semere Tesfai’s Article
It took me a long time to grasp the central idea of the article written by Semere Tesfai: Making A Case For Political Immunity And Nonviolent Regime Change. The reason was not because it was too long, complicated or boring. No. The reason was because it was too simple and logical. Simple and logical is…