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First Europe, Then Addis Congress
I am accustomed to always report to my readers whenever I return from my travels. Here is my report covering a four-week tour to Europe that started towards the end of September. I delivered speeches in Birmingham, London (UK) followed by Frankfurt (Germany), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), and finally two speeches in Stockholm (Sweden). My speeches…
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شاهد على سيمنـار المثقفين
قرأت كغيرى من المتابعين للشأن السياسى الارترى بعض الكتابات التى تناولت بالنقد والتحليل سيمنار المثقفين الارتريين الذى عقد فى أديس أبابا فى سبتمبر الماضى. ومع احترامى وتقديرى لكل الاخوة الذين تناولوا بالنقـد هذا الحدث -وهذا من حقهم فأى حدث لابد من أن يقيم سلبا وايجابا – الا أنى رأيت بعض السلبيات فى طريقة تناول البعض…
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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…
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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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EGS On The Verge: Seeking Civic Identity & Stature
It was not a surprise that at one point the Eritrean Global Solidarity (EGS) will not survive with its undemocratic organizational structure and dual membership of its base. Leaving the tittle-tattle going inside its political house, EGS leadership resisted for almost four years to transform their quasi-civic organization to a true nature of civic identity…
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Think Of It—Always!
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible…” Mahtama Ghandi (1869-1948) The End of Zenga-Zenga Rule Easily, though respectfully to the other Arab Spring revolutions, Eritreans in the opposition draw lesson…
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More Reflections On The Eritrean Opposition
Not fit to lead Isaias is mentally unstable and unfit to lead. He is stuck in a cemetery of dead ideas and it’s foolish to expect him to change. His arrogance and ignorance knows no boundary. Who among us could have imagined any head of state to openly boast: “I don’t have an employment contract…
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Addis Ababa Meeting: Expectations And Complexes
The participants of the Addis Ababa meeting did raise the issue of Ethiopian military intervention in Eritrea. Some raised it as a worrying issue should Ethiopia take such an action. Some asked if Ethiopiahas such a plan at all. Some called for Ethiopiato take such an action and remove the regime in Eritreaas soon as…
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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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Ethiopian intervention: A Scapegoat For Power Struggle
In any social struggle, getting support from neighboring countries is natural. If we take our case, without the support of the Sudanese people and government it would have been difficult to achieve independence, if not impossible. Similarly with the support of the Ethiopian people we were able to struggle against the late Ethiopian governments of…
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Eritrean National Congress: 50 Years In The Making, Finally Here
The Eritrean National Congress, which was mandated by the Eritrean National Conference for Democratic Change (ENCDC) last year, is expected to convene on November 21 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 53-member commission, which was elected by the Conference, is expected to organize the congress of 553 Eritreans representing the civil society (60%) and political parties…
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Some Reflections On The Eritrean Opposition
* No human creation lasts forever; and, surely, the tyrannical regime in Eritrea will come to an end. But it is naïve to think time alone will put a dagger in the tyrant’s throat. A proactive, action-oriented and results driven struggle is way over-due. A future does not come with a guarantee but we can…
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لماذا يحاول بعض المحسوبين على المعارضة اقصاء الآخر؟
يمر شعبنا الابي في هذه المرحلة بفترة حرجة وحاسمة في تاريخه النضالي من اجل ارساء الديمقراطية والعدالة وارساء المساواة بين مكوناته وكنس الدكتاتورية والفكر الاحادي.ومن يتابع الشبكة العنكوبتية هذه الايام يدرك بسهولة الاختلاط العميق الذي يسيطر على الثقافة السياسية الارترية في ما يتعلق بمفهومي الديمقراطية والليبرالية وأحياناً عن استخدامهما بمعنى واحد. بيد أن الأمر لا…
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الشيفونية / والحل الفيدرالي …والتشخيص الاصح يضمن العلاج
هامش اول: تحاول العديد من غرف البالتوك رصد تطورات الاحداث، وفعلا انها مع غيرها من المواقع الالكترونية تسهم فى تقريب الاراء وتشكيل راى عام وهذا كله لم يكن متوفرا لسنوات خلت او فى القرن العشرين ،وهؤلاء يستحقوا منا كل تقدير وتبجيل لما يقدمونه من اسهام فى قضية اهلهم واخص بالذكر غرفة الحوار العربى الارترية وكل…
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ንግደት ነብዩ ኢሰያስ ዘእመ ምልኪ ኣብ ኒው-ዮርክ
ንግደት ነብዩ ኢሰያስ ዘእመ ምልኪ ኣብ ኒው-ዮርክ ጕዕዞ ኣባ ጎብየ ናብ ጽምብላሊዕ ቃላት ንስምዒት ኵነታት ኵታ ኵሉ ኣብ ውሽጢ ግዜን ቦታን ዝቓነን ዝድህሰስን ዘይድህሰሰን ተሰኪሙ ናብ ቃልዕ ከምጽእ ሓይሊ ኣለዎ እኳ ክበሃል እንተተኸኣለ፡ ኣብ ገለ እዋናት ግና ሓጎስ ክንየው ክትገልጾ ትኽእል ሓይሊ ከይዱ ፍንጭሕ ምስ እትብል፡ ጓሂካ ክንየው ጓሂ ሓሊፉ ሕርር ኵምትር ምስ እትብል፡ መግለጺ…
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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.
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Comparing Two Commissions
It was in the old days when the hand picked members of the constitutional commission of Eritrea were busy touring the nation teaching and explaining the need and importance of a constitution. The constitution’s final draft was obvious for any critical observer—it wouldn’t divert an inch from what the EPLF willed regardless of what the…
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The Ghion Hotel Metting: A Refugee’s Perspective
The legacy of past generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living. K. Marx Saliha must have been dozing when the accident happened. When she came to her senses she could see an overturned Toyota pick-up land cruiser and human bodies strewn all around it. A baby was crying near her, and…
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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…
