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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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Exposing the YPFDJ in Europe: Part 1
Presented by Eritrean Unity Movement, Norway Just as there are some Serbians who still regard Bosnian Serb General, Ratko Mladic , a hero, even though he is accused of atrocities committed during the 1990s Bosnian war, including the massacre of about 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, there are also some Eritreans who regard the Eritrean dictator…
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The Arab Spring Inspires The Eritrean Spring
Throughout the month of May, and as early as March and April, Eritrean communities throughout the world have staged peaceful rallies to mark the 20th anniversary of Eritrea’s independence by protesting against 20 years of dictatorship that Eritrea has been suffering under the un-elected regime of Isaias Afwerki and his ruling party of PFDJ. Each…
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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…
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Hard Talk: The Turbulence Of Eritrean Unity (Part-I)
It is a cast loaded with all the discordant seeds, and it is a textbook example of what I always get in my mail box. Anti-Muslim rhetoric is vying for influence within some section of our society, employing all kind of rhetorical tools to elicit nods to the susceptible part of our society. Recently, I…
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وزير الإعلام الارتري يهاجم قناة الجزيرة
مركز دراسات القرن الإفريقي وزير الإعلام الارتري يهاجم قناة الجزيرة ويؤكد وجود اختلاف جوهري لمفهوم الديمقراطية في إرتريا عن الديمقراطيات الموجودة في العالم أجرت إذاعة صوت أمريكا قسم التجرنية الموجه إلي منطقة القرن الإفريقي في العشرين من مايو الجاري مقابلة مع وزير إعلام النظام الارتري علي عبده أحمد بمناسبة مرور عشرون عاما على استقلال إرتريا…
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UK Retaliates Against Eritrean Regime’s Obfuscation
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Office has made good on its threat to retaliate against the Eritrean regime’s decision to hold British nationals and to deny them consular access: it has restricted the movement of the Eritrean regime’s ambassador to the UK and told him that his regime is no longer allowed to impose “2% tax”…
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سيرة الشيخ محمد عمر سليمان اللولا – أبو سليمان
من قديم الزمان كان ومازال للمجتمعات والأقوام ثلة قليلة من رجال عظام يشار إليهم بالبنان من بين الجميع مما لهم من سمة الزعامة و القيادة والريادة فيعدون من الأفذاذ النادرين في التاريخ فيتصدرون حياة مجتمعاتهم السياسية والإقتصادية والإجتماعية وبالتأكيد شيخنا أبو سليمان كان من هؤلاء . طلب مني إخوة أفاضل الكتابة عن سيرة الشيخ أبو…
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Obama Slays Osama, But Did The Terrorists Flee In Terror?
Abraham Lincoln towers in American history because, among many other accomplishments, he appealed to “the better angels of our nature.” Although he came to prominence almost a century after the Founding Fathers, he was, indeed, the last one of them. He steered the nation amid the worst violence and brought it to safe harbor by…
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Past & Future: Is Tigrigna domination A reality Or Myth?
After the Independence of Eritrea, the PFDJ failed to create and build a state for all Eritreans and a perpendicular division within the Eritrean society followed: 1- The state is supported by almost 90% of ethnic Tigrigna. 2- The opposition is supported by almost 90% of Eritrean Moslems (almost the same ratio as it was…
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20 Years of indignity: Recklessly Gambling With Eritrean Lives
A government’s first responsibility is to protect the safety and security of the citizens. Everything else—literacy rates, mortality rates, progress, prosperity, roads paved and dams constructed—are a distant second: without safety and security, they are all infrastructures built on sand. A government which spares the people senseless wars—or goes to war reluctantly and only with…
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ጻውዒት ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ
Eritrean American Public Forum: Dallas-Fortworth ክቡር ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብዚ ብማዕበል ሓርነትን ነጻነትን ተናዊጹሉ ዘሎ ግዜ፡ አብ መላእ ዞባና ዝርከቡ ጭቁናት ኣህዛብ፡ ካብ ኣርዑት ዓመጽቲ ስርዓታት ንምግልጋል፡ ሓደ ብሓደ ካብ ሱሮም በርቂቖም ክውድቅዎምን ክብድህዎምን እንከለው፡ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ነዚ ማዕበል ለውጢ፡ ተዓዛባይ ጥራይ ኮይኑ ክጥምቶ አይግባእን። ኣቃልቦ ህዝቢ ዓለም ኣብ ዞባና ኣተኲሩ ይርከብ። ነዞም ንነዊሕ ዓመታት ዝገዝኡ…
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نداء الى الشعب الإرتري ، لقد حانت ساعة المواجهة
المنتدي الارتري الامريكي: دالاس – فورتورز الأخوة المواطنين الكرام في هذا الوقت الذي تجتاح فيه موجة التحرر من الاستبداد و الطغيان منطقتنا، وفي الوقت الذي بدأت فيه الشعوب المضطهدة تتخلص من الانظمة الدكتاتورية الى غير رجعة، لا يمكن للشعب الإرتري ذو التاريخ النضالي الحافل أن يكون واقفاً على الرصيف ولا يتأثر بأمواج التغيير. في هذا…
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A Call For Action To The Eritrean People
Eritrean American Public Forum: Dallas-Fortworth Dear Compatriots, At a time when the tide of freedom and liberation from tyranny is engulfing our region. At a time when the oppressed people across our region are dismantling tyrannical regimes, Eritrea cannot afford to be a bystander and not ride the waves of change. This is a time…
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The Spirit Of May: From Celebrating Freedom To Tightening Serfdom
As an Eritrean citizen who lived and closely observed the PFDJ regime’s tyrannical rule for a couple of years, one hardly resists the temptation to write acrimoniously against it. More than any other moment, the independence day of Eritrea even spurs enormous outrage and indignation that drives one to furiously lambast the regime. However, for…
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20 Years Of Indignity: Introduction
For over a month now, the People’s Front for Democracy & Justice (PFDJ), Eritrea’s ruling regime and the sole party allowed in the country, has been celebrating its own “achievements” and how the last 20 years of its uncontested rule have been “20 years of dignity.” Since there is no opposition party, nor a free press…
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Eritrean Schoolchildren Stories
When the issue of producing goodly fruits out of the Eritrean children of the 1950s was discussed, a book containing stories full of morality was suggested. The British Military Administration of Eritrea under Captain Kinston Snell approved the idea, and Arba’aan Arba’ten Zanta (44 Stories) was published (in Tigrinya) to be used by Eritrean schoolchildren…
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A Big Blow To The Young And The Old PFDJ
By: Eritrean Unity Movement in Norway ( member, Network of Eritrean Civil Societies in Europe) Last April 21-24, the so-called Young People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (YPFDJ) held its 7th Conference annual in Oslo, Norway. The conference was attended by senior PFDJ (Eritrean government) officials who set the agenda and directed the discussions: Among them…
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Facts For The Gossip League
If it wasn’t spoiled for me, I had intended to give my readers a light reportage about my trip to Djibouti (April 3 to 10) and Ethiopia (April 10 to 27). I will do that soon after I take care of a small glitch and do some cleaning up. I have tried hard to avoid…
