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Eritrea: Reliable news, analysis & information by awate - Testimony of Gelalo Prisoners
Source date: Aug 26, 2005
Why start here A first-person account of detention after deportation, presented anonymously in the source.
Sources and originals for Eritrea: Reliable news, analysis & information by awate - Testimony of Gelalo PrisonersI am one of the Eritreans who was deported from Malta in September 2002. After I, and those who were deported with me, endured unbearable pain and agony in the prisons of Adi Abeito and Dahlak, we were…
Source excerptPlaces of detention in Eritrea
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Why start here A place-by-place compilation whose entries retain references to earlier reports.
Sources and originals for Places of detention in EritreaAdi Abeto army prison near Asmara. Incident of 4 November 2004, where prisoners were killed trying to escape after a wall was pushed over. (AI 2005) [5a]; (USSD report for 2004) [4e] (p1-2) AI reported that…
Source excerptTragic Tales Of Eritrean Families: Mohammed Said Abdella
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Why start here A journalist reflects on disappearance and its effects on families.
Sources and originals for Tragic Tales Of Eritrean Families: Mohammed Said AbdellaOne thing that greatly disturbed and puzzled me in my life as a journalist in Eritrea was the case of Eritreans who disappeared; those who went into thin air—guday dehay zeybelom sebat. I am still asking…
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640 documentsTragic Tales Of Eritrean Families: Mohammed Said Abdella
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Why start here A journalist reflects on disappearance and its effects on families.
Sources and originals for Tragic Tales Of Eritrean Families: Mohammed Said AbdellaOne thing that greatly disturbed and puzzled me in my life as a journalist in Eritrea was the case of Eritreans who disappeared; those who went into thin air—guday dehay zeybelom sebat. I am still asking…
Source excerptMemories of Menkae and After:
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Why start here A question-and-answer interview recalls the Menkae movement and the interviewee’s experience.
Sources and originals for Memories of Menkae and After:Interview with Adhanom Fitwi - Holland 14.10.04 Aida Kidane: Can you tell me about your experience? Adhanom Fitwi: True, many think I'm an Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF or Jebha) member. It is because when I…
Source excerptexecution of some prisoners since 2005
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Sources and originals for execution of some prisoners since 2005Saturday November 04th 2006, 7:32 pm An eye witness account from Asmara This week, I am remembering one of the most painful nights: the night of the 4th of November of 2004. It’s nearly two years since that…
Source excerptArchived reference: “Eritrea: Freedom in the World 2013”
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Eritrea Eritrea Freedom in the World 2013 Overview: [source http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2013/eritrea-0] Eritrea made tentative efforts to end its international isolation in 2012, but at…
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Sources and originals for Archived reference: “Eritrea: Freedom in the World 2013”Brief Report on Ethiopia's Crimes Against Eritrean civilians 1961-1991
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Sources and originals for Brief Report on Ethiopia's Crimes Against Eritrean civilians 1961-1991? include("header2.php") ?> Brief Report on Ethiopia's Crimes Against Eritrean civilians 1961-1991 Lessons Never to be Forgotten Part II 1960s to 1974 In 1962 Emperor Haile Sellassie unilaterally dissolved the…
Source excerptSurvivors of the Eritrean Gulag
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Why start here Reporting connects former detainees’ accounts with refugee life in Switzerland.
Sources and originals for Survivors of the Eritrean GulagSince 2007, Eritrean refugees occupy the top list of asylum seekers in Switzerland. In 2011 alone, 3,356 Eritreans arrived in Switzerland seeking asylum. Behind their quiet life in peaceful Switzerland lies a…
Source excerptTorture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
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Why start here An excerpt identifying its parent report, with interview references and footnotes.
Sources and originals for Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading TreatmentExcerpts from State Repression and Indefinite Conscription in Eritrea The internationally accepted definition of torture includes any act that involves the intentional infliction of severe mental or physical…
Source excerptRemembering the prisoners of conscience (I)
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click to go to http://news.asmarino.com 1st-USA.com Eritrea USA Best Rates News.Asmarino.Com LET'S TALK BY HABTOM YOHANNES Print this page ADVERTISERS Remembering the prisoners of conscience (I) Human Rights…
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Sources and originals for Remembering the prisoners of conscience (I)Eritrea’s Killing Fields
Source date: Sep 22, 2007
Sources and originals for Eritrea’s Killing FieldsEritrea’s Killing Fields By Events Monitor - Sep 22, 2007 Killing at will has become the new sport of the gangs ruling Eritrea. The shoot-to-kill policy implemented at the borders; public executions of people…
Source excerptCrimes Against the Eritrean People
Source date: 31/08/2008
Sources and originals for Crimes Against the Eritrean PeopleCrimes Against the Eritrean People (1958-2008) by Resoum Kidane 31/08/2008 Introduction In this 47th year of commemoration of the beginning of the armed struggle for national liberation, this paper argues that…
Source excerptThe Long Road of Death, Massacre in Sinai
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Why start here Reporting on Sinai brings migration routes and accounts of violence into view.
Sources and originals for The Long Road of Death, Massacre in SinaiThe Long Road of Death, Massacre in Sinai Wednesday, 18 August 2010 19:47 Seth Frantzman The Jerusalem Post - Seth Frantzman The Egyptian territory has become a human prison for African migrants. They are hung…
Source excerptThe Accused: Isaias & His Clique
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Sources and originals for The Accused: Isaias & His CliqueThe Accused: Isaias & His Clique By awate team - Sep 01, 2007 Note: This is a living document and it will be updated as more information is obtained. The persons in the list are the first circle, or, the first…
Source excerptERITREA: 'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rights
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Why start here A long report combines accounts, named cases and references across several rights issues.
Sources and originals for ERITREA: 'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rightsERITREA: 'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rights "We were beaten and mostly were tied in the 'helicopter' position and tortured in groups of 10 to 15. We were tied up day and…
Source excerptAs noted, Seyoum used his prison years not only in recruiting fighters for the liberation movement but also in enriching his political and academic knowledge through diverse books that could be smuggled into the prison cells from time to time
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As noted, Seyoum used his prison years not only in recruiting fighters for the liberation movement but also in enriching his political and academic knowledge through diverse books that could be smuggled into…
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Sources and originals for As noted, Seyoum used his prison years not only in recruiting fighters for the liberation movement but also in enriching his political and academic knowledge through diverse books that could be smuggled into the prison cells from time to timeThe plight of Eritrean refugees
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Why start here A commentary on refugee experiences links flight, asylum and freedom of belief.
Sources and originals for The plight of Eritrean refugeesThe plight of Eritrean refugees A brutal dictatorship has forced thousands of people to flee Eritrea – but seeking asylum many face violence and death Khataza Gondwe n guardian.co.uk, Saturday 20 June 2009…
Source excerptEritrean Refugees in Libya Facing Torture / Forcible Return to their Homeland
Source date: 10 July 2007
Sources and originals for Eritrean Refugees in Libya Facing Torture / Forcible Return to their HomelandEritrean Refugees in Libya Facing Torture / Forcible Return to their Homeland 10 July 2007 A Briefing detailing the plight of the detainees who have never been charged or tried in court and are being held…
Source excerptPlaces of detention in Eritrea
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Why start here A place-by-place compilation whose entries retain references to earlier reports.
Sources and originals for Places of detention in EritreaAdi Abeto army prison near Asmara. Incident of 4 November 2004, where prisoners were killed trying to escape after a wall was pushed over. (AI 2005) [5a]; (USSD report for 2004) [4e] (p1-2) AI reported that…
Source excerptHuman Rights Violations Report in 2013-2017
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Sources and originals for Human Rights Violations Report in 2013-2017Human Rights Violations Report in 2013-2019 Pastor tells of torture, starvation and hard labour endured by Christian prisoners in Eritrea ????? ???? 150 ?????? ??????? ??????? ???????? ?????’?? ??? ????? ????…
Source excerptAuthorities Detain, Dismiss Two Professors
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Why start here Gedab News reports on two professors and a dispute over academic freedom.
Sources and originals for Authorities Detain, Dismiss Two ProfessorsThe academics considered their attendance an exercise of their academic freedom whereas the government labeled their “unauthorized” visit as “giving aid and comfort to the enemy.” The two departments in the…
Source excerptUntitled archived document
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According to Mengisteab (50, 2005) that Teklay Aden, an EPLF security chief who defected to the Ethiopian regime in 1981, revealed that three thousand fighters were physically liquidated by the Front between…
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Sources and originals for Untitled archived documentTestimony
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Sources and originals for TestimonyTESTIMONIES: Prisons and Torture Methods Torture and Cruel List of Known Detention Facilities in Eritrea Eritrea: The Prisons Network The map of terror in Eritrea: A list containing prisons in Eritrea Torture,…
Source excerptThe mysterious death of Megestab Yisaq 1979
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Sources and originals for The mysterious death of Megestab Yisaq 1979The mysterious death of Megestab Yisaq 1979 Researched and compiled by Resoum Kidane 22-5-2019 On the 28th anniversary of Independence Day, let‘s remember former members of the EFLNA who became victims of the…
Source excerptIn Solidarity With the Forces of Good
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In Solidarity With the Forces of Good (part 14 of 24) By Yonas Araya Political Prisoners. During the Armed Struggle, it was a pride for an Eritrean to be in Ethiopian prisons, as a political prisoner. But…
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Sources and originals for In Solidarity With the Forces of GoodEritrea's Disappeared: The Death of A Former School mate
Source date: Jan 07, 2004
Sources and originals for Eritrea's Disappeared: The Death of A Former School mateEritrea's Disappeared: The Death of A Former School mate By Zekere Lebonna - Jan 07, 2004 A few years ago, the Ministry of Tourism came up with a glossy brochure to entice tourists to Eritrea. It had this…
Source excerptScoop: Eritrea: Human rights appeal on 10th independence
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Sources and originals for Scoop: Eritrea: Human rights appeal on 10th independenceScoop - Independent News About / Subscribe / Advertise / Submit News / NewsAgent / Feedback / Login World TOP STORIES MULTIMEDIA BIZ & SCI/TECH NZ POLITICS WORLD COMMENT LIFESTYLE ARCHIVES JOBS | REALESTATE |…
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Sources and originals for suwerawell come to suwera center for human rights Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006 Eritrea Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor March 6, 2007 Eritrea, with a population of…
Source excerptSO-CALLED "INDEPENDENT" ERITREA: PRISON AND DEATH CAMP
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SO-CALLED "INDEPENDENT" ERITREA: PRISON AND DEATH CAMP By Tewelde Stephanos, Feb 17, 2008 As reported by Awate.com on February 16th "The family of Taha Mohammed Nur were summoned by government authorities to…
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Sources and originals for SO-CALLED "INDEPENDENT" ERITREA: PRISON AND DEATH CAMPERITREA Religious Persecution
Source date: 7 December 2005
Sources and originals for ERITREA Religious PersecutionLIBRARY AFRICA EAST AFRICA ERITREA AI Index: AFR 64/013/2005 7 December 2005 ERITREA Religious Persecution 1. Introduction: basic human rights denied Amnesty International has received disturbing reports of…
Source excerptEritrea: Reliable news, analysis & information by awate - Testimony of Gelalo Prisoners
Source date: Aug 26, 2005
Why start here A first-person account of detention after deportation, presented anonymously in the source.
Sources and originals for Eritrea: Reliable news, analysis & information by awate - Testimony of Gelalo PrisonersI am one of the Eritreans who was deported from Malta in September 2002. After I, and those who were deported with me, endured unbearable pain and agony in the prisons of Adi Abeito and Dahlak, we were…
Source excerptThree more evangelical Christians have been detained in Eritrea, in the most recent arrest by the country designated last year by the U.S. State Department as a 'Country of Particular Concern.'
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Three more evangelical Christians have been detained in Eritrea, in the most recent arrest by the country designated last year by the U.S. State Department as a 'Country of Particular Concern.' By Kenneth Chan…
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Sources and originals for Three more evangelical Christians have been detained in Eritrea, in the most recent arrest by the country designated last year by the U.S. State Department as a 'Country of Particular Concern.'War Resisters' International
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Sources and originals for War Resisters' InternationalWar Resisters' International HRW report denounces conscription in Eritrea 20 Apr 2009 — howclark On 16 April 2009, Human Rights Watch produced a 95-page report - Service for Life - which includes a detailed…
Source excerptEritrea Naizghi Kiflu, the dictatorship’seminence grise
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Sources and originals for Eritrea Naizghi Kiflu, the dictatorship’seminence griseEritrea Naizghi Kiflu, the dictatorship’seminence grise Mr Kiflu’s alleged crimes Excerpt from Naizgi Kiflu is returning to Eritrea from London by Human Rights Concern – Eritrea 2 May…
Source excerptEritrean authorities arrest Said Abdulhai a well known Eritrean journalist and official.
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Sources and originals for Eritrean authorities arrest Said Abdulhai a well known Eritrean journalist and official.Eritrean authorities arrest Said Abdulhai a well known Eritrean journalist and official. Tuesday, 30 March 2010 12:34 Print PDF Sources from Asmara confirm the arrest of Said Abdulhai, a well-known Eritrean…
Source excerptRemembering on Marty’s Day the forgotten Eritrean Hero Saed Hussien Mohammed and his comrades
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Sources and originals for Remembering on Marty’s Day the forgotten Eritrean Hero Saed Hussien Mohammed and his comradesRemembering on Marty’s Day the forgotten Eritrean Heroes Saed Hussien Mohammed and his comrades Ten ELF Fighters Martyred in Dankalia in 1978 Compiled and researched by Resoum Kidane 13/06/2020 Brief…
Source excerptFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2004
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TOPICS Latest News Press Release Archive Special Reports Photo Downloads Schumer Around NY About Chuck | Senate Floor | Press Room | Services for New Yorkers | Kids' Page | Contact | Home Latest News…
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Sources and originals for FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2004Teklebrhan Ghebresadick (Wedi Bashai) — political prisoner
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Teklebrhan Ghebresadick (Wedi Bashai) is a political prisoner in Eritrea without due process of law for over two decades. Wedi Bashai together with his colleague Woldemariam Bahlibi, both ELF-RC Executive…
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Sources and originals for Teklebrhan Ghebresadick (Wedi Bashai) — political prisonerICER Action Alert: Sudanese Police and Rashaida Human Traffickers Working Hand in Hand
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Sources and originals for ICER Action Alert: Sudanese Police and Rashaida Human Traffickers Working Hand in HandICER Action Alert: Sudanese Police and Rashaida Human Traffickers Working Hand in Hand Saturday, 08 December 2012 03:22 ICER ICER Action Alert: Sudanese Police and Rashaida Human Traffickers Working Hand in…
Source excerptEPLF's History of Mysterious Deaths
Source date: Mar 15, 2009
Sources and originals for EPLF's History of Mysterious DeathsEPLF's History of Mysterious Deaths Awate - Belly Of The Beast By Lt. Kidane - Mar 15, 2009 Gedab News recently reported on the mysterious death of an EPLF veteran, and Jaliya headmaster, Mohammed Dawood Raka.…
Source excerptForced Labour in Eritrea
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Why start here A commentary on mining and forced labour provides a contrasting reading on service and work.
Sources and originals for Forced Labour in EritreaForced Labour in Eritrea: in Light of the HRW Report on Mining Companies Friday, 01 February 2013 22:46 Mussie Hadgu…
Source excerptChristian Woman Dies in Eritrean Detention center
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Sources and originals for Christian Woman Dies in Eritrean Detention centerChristian Woman Dies in Eritrean Detention center PDFPrintE-mail Written by Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent ASMARA, Eritrea (Worthy News)-- After two weeks of torture, Seble Hagos Mebrahtu, 27, died…
Source excerptEritrean Security Shoots at Family of a G-15 Member
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Sources and originals for Eritrean Security Shoots at Family of a G-15 MemberEritrean Security Shoots at Family of a G-15 Member Print E-mail By Administrator - Jul 08, 2009 Gedab News has learned that Eritrean border security have shot at the family* of a "G-15" member. The family of…
Source excerptEritrea Arrests Entire Families of Evangelicals
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Search Home > News > Eritrea Arrests Entire Families of Evangelicals Eritrea Arrests Entire Families of Evangelicals by Compass Direct LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Compass) -- Eritrean authorities began raiding the…
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Sources and originals for Eritrea Arrests Entire Families of EvangelicalsOutlaw Eritrean Regime Kidnaps Akito From Yemen
Source date: May 08, 2009
Sources and originals for Outlaw Eritrean Regime Kidnaps Akito From YemenSheikh Akito Languishing In Djibouti Awate - The Fertile Womb By Awate Team - May 08, 2009 Sheikh Mohammed Omar Akito, a revered politician of the fifties and an unwavering patriot, is now languishing in…
Source excerptAmnesty Internation Northern Virginia Cluster - Prisoner of Conscience
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Northern Virginia Cluster Death Penalty | Human Trafficking | Prisoner of Conscience | Torture | Violence against Women | Resource links PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE Help win the release of…
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Sources and originals for Amnesty Internation Northern Virginia Cluster - Prisoner of ConscienceErmias Debesai while he was in Hospital prison for Medical treatment
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Mission Ermias Debesai while he was in Hospital prison for Medical treatment Former members of the Eritrea Support Campaign UK, who were active in the 1980s in support of the Eritrean liberation struggle, set…
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Sources and originals for Ermias Debesai while he was in Hospital prison for Medical treatmentSinai Becomes Prison for African Migrants
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Sources and originals for Sinai Becomes Prison for African MigrantsSinai Becomes Prison for African Migrants Thursday, 01 November 2012 04:31 SARAH LYNCH Write e-mailhttp://asmarino.com/news/1569-sinai-becomes-prison-for-african-migrants Print Sinai Becomes Prison for African…
Source excerptERITREA: 'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rights
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Sources and originals for ERITREA: 'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rightsResource Centre Reports AFR 64/003/2004 19 May 2004 ERITREA: 'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rights "We were beaten and mostly were tied in the 'helicopter' position and…
Source excerptAnother Christian dies in Eritrean jail
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Sources and originals for Another Christian dies in Eritrean jailAnother Christian dies in Eritrean jail Thursday, 30 July 2009 03:39 AI Eritrea (MNN) ― Another Christian behind bars for his faith died while in the Mitire Military Confinement Camp in Eritrea. 43-year-old…
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