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Death in Custody of a Christian Woman in Eritrea

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Fikadu Debesai, a Christian woman arrested for practising her faith, has died while in custody. Shewas taken to a prison near Gahtelay and Shiib along with her husband Afwerki for practising her faith, after a round-up in May 2017, in which many people were arrested in Adi…

Hans-Ulrich Stauffer

Response to Hans-Ulrich Stauffer’s View on Eritrea

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Published in Migros Magazin on July 11th 2017, in Switzerland. The interview was conducted in Dutch, translated to English by Annelies Djellal-Müller of GiveaHand.ch  Dear Migros Magazin, Your recent article (11th July, 2017) which took the form of an interview with Hans-Ulrich Stauffer about his recent…

Family Recovers Body of Shoot-To-Kill Victim at Eritrean border

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Tesfalem Tekle Abay was only 38 when he was killed at the Eritrean border whilst attempting to leave the country. A photograph smuggled from the repressive country shows an obituary notice by the family inviting members of the community to attend his funeral, as is customary.…

Yemane Gebreab Should Be Arrested and Prosecuted

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In a recent Africa Express[1] article by an Italian journalist Massimo Alberizzi about the attack on Yemane Gebreab (the Eritrean president’s advisor) and Fessehazion Petros (the Eritrean ambassador in Rome), the author condemns the attack whilst highlighting that it is the inhumane practices of the Eritrean government itself that precipitated this outburst of violence. The two men were attacked in the…

HRCE Welcomes the EU Parliament Resolution of 6th July 2017 on Eritrea

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Human Rights Concern-Eritrea (HRCE) warmly welcomes the  European Parliament Resolution of 6th July 2017 on Eritrea and calls on the EU Commission and all member states to take action in accordance with all its recommendations. In the context of the invaluable work of the UN Special…

European Parliament Resolution on Eritrea:

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European Parliament Resolution on Eritrea European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak (2017/2755(RSP)) The European Parliament, –  having regard to its previous resolutions on Eritrea, in particular that of 15 September 2011 on Eritrea: the case…

IT CANNOT BE BUSINESS AS USUAL!

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Crimes Against Humanity Has Been Committed by the Eritrean Government Nothing Has Changed in Eritrea! • Eritreans are tortured every day; • Eritreans are executed in silence; • Eritreans are arbitrarily detained under harsh conditions; • Eritreans are disappearing Daily; • Eritreans are held to an…