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Dr Bereket Habteselassie: From The Unknown To The Uncertain

It is now more than 35 years since I first met Dr. Bereket in Baghdad/Iraq. He was very energetic, articulate,

Orphans Dining At The Miscreant’s Table

Self-identification is an essential facet of self-determination; a reviving society habitually pursues the quest for self-identification. Responding to the collective

State, Religion and Ethno-Regional Politics

Sign of the Times   On August 1, 2009, I happened to be in Washington DC, visiting a family friend

Who Is Going To Pull The Trigger?

For years we kept writing, revealing, and screaming about our wounds and the wrong policies of PFDJ. This mild struggle

Reflections On Semere Tesfai’s article

I paused reflect after reading Semere Tesfai’s article (Ali Salim’s Land Argument: A Mirage of Power Ambition (awate December 10,

The Dictator Reaching A Shameful Zenith:

“The sweetest moment in a dictator’s life can be when democracy triumphs, he’s deposed, his name becomes synonymous with misery

Shagged Refugees and Extremist Rallies

The protesters who enjoy democracy and happy life with their families in the West don’t care about the sufferings inflicted

The Paradox: The Anti-Democracy Enjoying Democracy In The West

The rallies of shame. The rallies of emptiness and senselessness would expose an entity to a world that already knows

It Is Not “Muslims & Lowlanders”….Its Engaging & Power Sharing Stupid

Ali Salim is not just a person – it’s a political pulse of a nervous, restless and concerned community –

Sharing Thoughts…

I was supposed to return to my station but the schedule was postponed due to a technical travel emergency. During

Eritrean Law Society

Congratulations! Of course the sky is falling down. It is only that skies fall down from so high that they

Eritrean Resistance: Between the Hammer of the Media & the Anvil Of Polarization

On the twentieth of December 2009, Mr. Michael Abraha published  an inflammatory article on the American Chronicle  website in which he called

Eritrea: Serious Consequences Of An Unjust Educational Policy

Shaebia has been pursuing a warped educational policy; I can confidently say that education is not alive in Eritrea. But

United Nations Sanctions Against Eritrea: Missing Perspective

Background   On December 23, 2009 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) through Resolution 1907 imposed sanctions against the State

Sanctions: A Prelude to Hague, the Netherlands

One the early morning in a chilly winter day, at a hamlet in the highlands of Eritrea, an wise old

Gap in CDRiE Conference News Report

A conference organized by Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea (CDRiE) was held on Jan 9, 2010. As usual participants

Curse god and Die

‘Curse god and die’ has evolved from an imprudent advice of an embittered wife of a patient patriarch to ascent

The Politics Of Disenchantment: Seeking An Alternative

Well, 2009 has come to a close and what a year it has been! I am a regular of many

Roles Reversed: Now PFDJ Needs Coupons To Travel

When Shaebia came to power in 1991, we welcomed them clapping our innocent hands in delight considering that freedom belongs to

Isaias: It Is Time to Leave

My son was surprised by the conduct of his computer rival in a chess game and he asked me: Why

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