Death in Custody of Former Eritrean Finance Minister Berhane Abrehe

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Former Minister of Finance of Eritrea Mr. Berhane Abrehe,79, tragically passed away in custody on 19 August 2024, and was laid to rest on 22 August.  Mr. Abrehe had been detained incommunicado without due process since 17 September, 2018, following the publication of a book critical…

Eritrea and the Human Rights Council: six years of membership, six years of scrutiny

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By extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, the UN Human Rights Council made sure that the country’s six-year membership in the Council (2019-2024) did not deter, but rather came with enhanced, international scrutiny. DefendDefenders welcomes this deci­sion, which nullifies attempts by human rights…

ኣብ እስራኤል ብዝነብሩ ተቓወምቲ ይኹን ደገፍቲ ስርዓት ኤርትራ ዝፍጸም ክትራን፥ ምምንዛዕ ቴለፎን፥ ማህረምትን ቅትለትን ብቕጽበት ደው ክብል ኣለዎ!

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ኣብ እስራኤል ዝነብሩ ኤርትራውያን ሓተትቲ ዑቕባ፥ ነቲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ስርዓት ዝቃወሙ ወይ ዝድግፉ፡ ንኻልኦት ኤርትራውያን ኣብ ጽርግያ ደው እንዳበሉ፥ ነቲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ፡  ስርዓት ትቃወሙ ዲኹም ትድግፍ ኢሎም ይሓቱ፡ ቴለፎኖም ከረክቡዎም ይሓቱ፥ እንተ ኣቢዮም ድማ ይቕጥቕጡዎም፣ ብኻራሩ ይውግኡዎም ወይ ይቕተሉዎም። ነቲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ስርዓት…

Urgent Appeal: Eritrean Refugees Held for Ransom in Tigray, Ethiopia

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Eritreans escaping their homeland’s oppressive regime and seeking refuge in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are falling victim to kidnappings for ransom. Disturbingly, the perpetrators are not only demanding payment from the victims’ families but are also reselling the individuals to other criminals, perpetuating a distressing cycle of…

A Story You Will Not Read in the Eritrean Media

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Reporters Without Borders compile a list every year of which countries have the most press freedom and which have the least.* This year, Norway is Number 1. You can write the truth in Norwegian newspapers, and tell it on the news, and online, without fear of…