Category: News

After Years of Persecution by the Eritrean Government, a Courageous Eritrean Monk has been Found Dead in His Monastery Residence with Multiple Stab Wounds

Yeneta Ezra, an Eritrean Monk, had been under constant surveillance and was often harassed and intimidated by government security agents for supporting the late Patriarch Antonios. He attended Abune Antonios’ funeral, and was imprisoned and fined 15000 Nakfa (Eritrean currency) for attending that perfectly legitimate religious…

Amnesty International Applauds Settlement in Landmark Nevsun Resources Mining Case

(Amnesty International, Oct 23, 2020) Canadian companies must take responsibility for human rights abuses abroad, says human rights organization   Amnesty International is welcoming news that a group of Eritrean plaintiffs have reached an out-of-court settlement in a lawsuit against Canadian mining company, Nevsun Resources. The…

A 27-Year-Old Eritrean Conscript Is Shot Dead in the Street by Armed Police

Shewit Yakob Gebretensae (27) was shot dead by armed police in the streets of Mendefera, Eritrea, on 4th February, 2020. Whilst peacefully walking home at 9 pm, without having committed any offence, Shewit was grabbed by police and handcuffed. When he and others tried to escape this unjustified detention, police…

Eritrean Government Arrests Dozens of Eritrean Muslims

On the 28th November 2019, more than 21 Eritreans from the towns of Mendefera, Adi- Quala and nearby villages in the southern region, were rounded up from their businesses, work places and homes by the government security personnel and detained. The reasons for their arrest are unknown.…

Eritrea: Orthodox Churches Protest Patriarch’s Continued Imprisonment

The Eritrean Orthodox Church Tewahdo (EOC) has planned two peaceful demonstrations in the United States (US) calling for the release and reinstatement of the church’s legitimate leader, Patriarch Antonios, who has been under house arrest for over a decade. The first demonstration, organised by St Gabriel’s…

African activists urge Eritrea’s leader to launch reforms

(Washington Post, by Associated Press, KAMPALA, Uganda, June 11 2019 ) — More than 100 African writers and activists are urging Eritrea’s authoritarian leader to protect basic freedoms and launch political reforms in the continent’s “most closed society.” Read the full article here…

Leading Africans reach out to Afwerki, but will Eritrea respond?

(Africa Times, By Laureen Fagan, 11 June 2019) More than 100 African thought leaders have appealed to the Eritrean president to allow a delegation to visit the isolated Horn of Africa nation, meet with its leaders and citizens, and open a dialogue with a view toward…