Category: Press Release

Sweden “legally bound” to Seek Dawit Isaak Release

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Lawyers and activists argued on Monday that Sweden and the EU are legally bound to work harder to secure the release of Dawit Isaak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist who has been held in Asmara for nearly a decade without trial. “In our opinion, Sweden and the EU…

Eritrea: The Siege State

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Eritrea has been deeply troubled since independence in 1991. Following the devastating war with Ethiopia (1998-2000), an authoritarian, militarised regime has further tightened political space, tolerating neither opposition nor dissent.

URGENT ACTION: 200 Eritreans in Libya at Risk of Forced Return

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More than 200 Eritrean nationals in Libya are said to have been beaten and forcibly transferred from Misratah Detention Centre to Sabha Detention Centre, where conditions of detention are much poorer. They are now at risk of forcible return to Eritrea, where they would be at…

The Suffering of Eritrean Detainees in Libya Continues

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The Libyan authorities have released most of the detainees of Misrata and other detention centres into the streets of different cities. This may sound like good news but they have nothing with which to survive. They have no money, no food, no employment, no shelter, no…