p align="center">
Tragic stories from young Eritrean asylum seekers & refugees
Compiled by Resoum Kidane
The purpose of this compilation is to document all ghastly crimes and atrocities committed against the Eritrean youths in Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Israel and most recently in Sinai. Many of these crimes have been reported by journalists and human rights activists. For example in 2010 EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) reported that a 26-year-old Eritrean was shot dead by Egyptian border police, in 2008 AI also reported that Samar Saddik Abkar was shot dead by Egyptian border police, in the early 2011 at least 86 women from Eritrea reported they were raped while in Sinai, this was reported by Diaa Hadid (CP) , similar story was also reported by A new Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-I), the most horrendous of these organised serious inhumane acts were committed in Sina by armed Bedouins (Arabs) and was publicised in October 2011reported by El Arish, Egypt (CNN) and other reporters . By and large in last 10 years, the younger Eritrean refugees faced forced deportations by the Libyan, Egyptian, Maltese and Sudanese regimes. Some were also killed by Egyptian border guards or tortured by the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai. Regrettably, the various opposition leaders have engaged in narrow power struggles disregarding these atrocities. Their elitist supporters continue to engage in cybercivil war in awate.com and other websites instead of uniting and liberating the Eritrean people from this autocratic regime without any delay.
Therefore, the youths are not merely victims of the PFDJ but also of the leaders of the opposition groups and their elitist supporters. In effect, they have realistically contributed to prolonging the life of this autocratic regime which has caused the deaths of thousands of Eritrean youths many in the Mediterranean Sea [video], Sahara desert [video] and Sinai deserts[video] while the victims have relentlessly sought to escape.
An Eritrean refugee talks about being tortured in Sinai –VIDEO Mat Heywood guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 February 2012
Mogos Redae was tortured by smugglers in the Egyptian Sinai region for nine months until his family sold their homes to raise enough money to secure his release – $14,000. A brutal trafficking industry has flourished over the past year in which Bedouin gangs, emboldened by their apparent impunity, extort higher and higher prices for kidnapped migrants -VIDEO
An Eritrean man who says he will be killed by an Egyptian trafficking gang in Sinai unless a $25,000 ransom is paid within days has spoken to the Today BBC programme's Mike Thomson[audio/text.
VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS – the BBC reporter
ኣብ ምድረበዳ ሲናይ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኣማኢት ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ዝፍጸም ዘሎ ጭውያን ግፍዕታትን ገና ብዝኸፍአ መልክዑ ይቕጽል ኣሎ።
ICER Alert 17 [ልሙድ መጠንቀቕታ ካብ ICER ቁጽሪ 17]
The Saga of the Eritrean Refugees and The Human Smugglers (with a list of their names)
The International Commission on Eritrean Refugees (ICER) would like to appeal to all the political groups in particular to those whose operational base is Ethiopia to give focus on the issues affecting refugees in particular to the shady operation going on in the refugee camps. Frankly, since their base of operation is located stone throw away from Eritrea where the bulk of the refugees originate from we believe they are better placed than most of us to influence events, at least in as far as regulating the flow of persons from the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the Sudan. This being the case, therefore, why is it so difficult for the political parties and in particular those operating from Ethiopia where part of the illegal activities is occurring cannot act in earnest to stop it? Is it because they are too preoccupied dealing with the more burning issues, for example, the overthrow of the unrepresentative regime and replacing it with democratic one? If our assumption is correct, we dare challenge them for singularly focusing on this lofty goal of getting rid of the EPLF led regime but avoiding the more doable task in front of them [Read more]
30,000 Eritreans were abducted, tortured in Egypt's Sinai
In Sinai, I saw hell’: Refugees are easy prey for brutal human traffickers
Eritrea's Forgotten Refugees Kidnapped, Tortured, Ransomed and Killed in Sinai
Eritrean refugee children detained in adult prisons in Egypt
Letters from Eritrea; Refugee Women tell their Story
Unfiltered Notes: The Sinai Tragedy
The Eritrean refugees and human trafficking
Sinai torture for Eritreans kidnapped by traffickers
Ruthless Kidnapping Rings Reach From Desert Sands to U.S. Cities
Sinai Becomes Prison for African Migrants
Israel: Asylum Seekers Blocked at Border and Pushed Back to Egypt
ግፍዕን መከራን ሲናይ ሰጊሮም እስራኤል ዝኣተዉ ኤርትራውያን ግዳያት እንታይ ይብሉ?
Hundreds of Eritreans on hunger strike in an Israeli prison
ICER Action Alert: 600 Eritreans held hostages near Shegerab refugee camps
ጸሊም መዝገብ ኤርትራውያን ጨውይትን ነጋዶ-ሰብን ይገንጸል
Six Eritrean women have been kidnapped from the streets of Cairo
Desperate Situation of Eritrean Afar Refugees in Yemeni City of Al-Hudeyda
Eritrean Refugee in Yemen at great risk
Jordan: Don’t Deport Eritrean Refugees to Yemen
ICER Action Alert: Ransom at Sinai reached 60,000 USD
15 Eritrean female refugees in Umdurman prison, Sudan
Israel's arrest of Bedouin man sheds light on Sinai kidnappings of African refugees
ICER Action Alert:130 Eritrean refugees sold to the Bedouin Arabs
ICER ALERT: Kidnapped Refugees
Appeal for Urgent Intervention to Ensure the Safety of Asylum Seekers in Sinai
Asylum seekers denied discounted bus pass due to ‘technicality’
ICER ALERT: Murders in Sinai by Abu Yasir Sunya
ኣብ ግብጺ ተኣሲሮም ዝርከቡ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት፡ ንድሕነቶም ሓገዝ ማሕበረሰብ ዓለም ንምርካብ ህጹጽ ጻውዒት የቕርቡ
Egyptian authorities look the other way as Bedouin kidnap refugees
People traffickers stalk Eritreans in Sudan desert
Human Trafficking: a desperate appeal from the Sinai
Eritreans brave extreme journey for new life
Urgent action needed: Eritrean asylum seekers forced to leave Sana'a airport for Asmara
Hundreds of Refugees Held Hostage in Sinai Torture Camps Need Rescuing
World Council of Churches in Geneva Told 3,000 Lives, Mostly Eritreans, Perished in the Sina Source Harnnet
After being freed by traffickers, 611 Eritrean refugees reached the state of Israel’ says Human rights activist Source assenna
Eritrean refugees face imminent repatriation from Egypt Source Christian Today
Egypt, 118 Eritrean refugees forced under torture to sign repatriation documents Source everyonegroup.com
Eritreans in Egypt at risk of forcible return [2001] Source amnesty.org
ኣማኢት ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት ኣብ ሕቡእ ቦታታት ሲናይ ብበደዊን ከም ጅሆ ተታሒዞም ይሳቐዩን ህይወቶም ይሓልፍን ከምዘሎ ካብቲ ቦታ ዝረኸብናዮ ሓበሬታ ኣገንዚቡ።[201]1 Source assenna.com
Egypt Deported 150 Eritrean Refugees[2011] Source asmarino
ናብ ኩሉኹም ግዱሳት ኣሕዋት ዓቕሚ ዘለዎኩም ሃየ ሕጂ ርድኡ! [Egypt][2011] Source assenna.com
ናይ ዓይኒ ምስክር ብዛዕባ ሃለዋት ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ኣብ ኣብያተ ማእሰርቲ ግብ[2011] Source harnnet.org
Police find mother, infant dead in apartment [2011] Source The Jerusalem Post
Sudan slammed for deporting refugees [2011] Source News 24
Abusing Asylum Seekers in the Sinai Source opednews.com
Sub-Saharan Africans seeking refugee status in Israel[2011]
Israel returns 67 refugees to the Sinai[2011] Source Harenet
This Won't Just Go Away [2011] Source asmarino
Jerusalem police say Eritrean migrant killed by husband [2011] Source assenna
Pregnant woman murdered in South Tel Aviv [2010] Source jeberti
Bedouin smugglers rape African women in Egypt(Sinai) [2011]
Sinai. Traffickers torture an Eritrean child [2011]
CSW calls for effective action for Eritrean hostages in Sinai [2011]
Urgent call for help! from Sinai [2010]
Egypt Plays Down Reported Eritrean Refugee Hostage Crisis In Sinai [2010]
African migrants report abuse on way to Israel [2010]
Egypt Deports Eritreans Despite Torture Risk [2009]
Eritrean refugee in Halifax commits suicide after losing case to stay in Canada [2009]
The Egyptian territory has become a human prison for African migrants.
Fears over African migrants held by Sinai Bedouin
መንግስቲ ሊብያ ዝገፈፎም 150 ዝኾኑ ኤርትራውያን ደሃይ ኣጥፊኦም ከምዘለዉ ተፈሊጡ። Source asena]
ነጋዶ ሰብ’ ዝኾኑ ራሻይዳ፡ ንሓንቲ ገንዘብ ምኽፋል ዝሰኣነት ኤርትራዊት ጓል ኣንስተይቲ ብካላሽን ቀቲሎም ኮላሊታ ወሲዶሞ Source asena]
Where's my mom? Arrested by Egyptian border police Published by Vered Lee, 12/03/2008 [Source Haaretz.com]
Egyptian police killed Eritrean woman who tried to slip across the border with two daughters, aged eight and 10 Published by Eritrean Community for Human Rights and Refugee Protection [Source cs.asmarino.com]
The Human Rights Groups Slam EU Migration Policies Published by DW staff (df)18.06.2007 [Source Deutsche Welle
Thirty-nine illegal immigrants arrive in Malta Published by MaltaMedia News Apr 10, 2004 [Source MaltaMedia Online Network]
A Bid to solve Malta migrant crisis Published byStaff , Apr 24, 2006, [Source shabait.com]
Nine Eritreans plead for asylum Published by GIC 21/8/2007 [Source asmarino.com]
Eritreans hijack plane after expulsion from Libya Published by AFP August 28, 2004 [Source ABC NEWSONLINE ]
At least 500 Eritrean nationals are reportedly detained in Libya Published by Amnesty International, 13 July 2007 [Source africafiles.org.]
Eritreans suffering in a Libyan Detention Center Published by Kidane Araya, PhD. [Source Togoruba.com]
Eritrean Students deported from Egypt to Eritrea Published by Adoulis.com 01 June 2007 [Source alenalki.net]
Expulsion 86 Eritrean refugees from Sudan Published by GIC 14/11/2007 [Source asmarino.com]
Malta: The government should suspend deportations of Eritreans Published byAmnesty International . 10 October 2002 [Source Moviment Graffitti For Asylum Seekers]
ECRE calls for immediate rescue of stranded Migrants in the Mediterranean Published by ECRAN 31-05-2007 [Source Website of the European Commission]
New report documents the toll of destitution faced by Eritrean asylum seekers Published byArun Kundnani 30 August 2005 [Source Institute of Race Relations ]
Migrant boat missing off Malta Published by BBC News25 May 2007 [Source BBC NEWS]
New report documents the toll of destitution faced by Eritrean asylum seeker Published by platform.blogs.com 08/2007 [Source platform.blogs.com ]
The situation of the women in Eritrea after independence Published by Mrs. Hayat Ibrahim [Source nharnet.com]
Trapped in the desert by a bad law Publishedby Anna Husarska January 2007 [ Source alenalki.net]
Eritreans risk death in the Sahara Published by Martin Plaut 25 March 2007 [Source BBC NEWS]
Exodus of Eritrea's Youth Published by nharnet.com [Source nharnet.com]
Libya slammed for expelling Eritrean refugees Published byafrol News, 21 September [Source afrol.com]
Italy-Bound, 15 Eritreans Die In The Mediterranean Published by Gedab News - Jul 2, 2006 [Source awete.com]
75 Eritreans Feared Dead While 5 Rescued at Sea off Italian Island [Source asena]
Italy: One-Way Ticket to Europe African migrants search for a better life Published by Ariana Reguzzoni and Diana Ferrero July 27, 2006 [Source pbs.org]
Sudan threatens Ethiopian, Eritrean refugees Published byAmnesty Intl July 10, 2007 [Source ethiomedia.org]
Eritrean Refugees in Libya Facing Torture / Forcible Return to their Homeland Published byIHRC uly 23, 2007 [ Source Islamic Human Rights Commission
Sudan prepares to return refugees to Eritrea Published bycsw.org 17/07/2007 [ Source csw]
A story of an Eritrean Immigrant Presented by: Elsa Chyrum 17 December 2006 Published byDavid Lindsay 17 December 2006 [ Source alenalki.net]
Save Detained Eritrean Student In South Africa Published by Eritrean students and residents in Pretoria, 02/04 [Source awete.com]
From Malta to torture and death Published byDavid Lindsay 17 December 2006 [ Source alenalki.net]
Kidane Mehari, a 40 years old Eritrean man killed himself on Sunday, March 12th in Milan Published by asper-eritrea.com 15 March 2007 [ Source alenalki.net]
173 more Eritreans arrive in Shegerab (Sudan) Published by Peter Popham in Rome 25 May 2007 [ Source alenalki.net]
Doomed to drown: the desperate last calls of the migrants no one wanted to rescue Published by EDA 1, 23 March 2007 [ Source alenalki.net]
57 Eritrean Asylum Seekers Secretly Incarcerated in Libya Published by Nharnet Stringer (Europe) [ Source alenalki.net]
12 Eritrean Asylum Seekers Taken To Cairo Airport for Forced Repatriation Published by Nharnet Stringer (Europe) [ Source alenalki.net]
War fears swell refugee camp(Shimelba) near Eritrea border Published by Barry Malone 01 Nov 2007 source maihabar.org
An on-scene report from Shimelba.: Published by Jason McLure Oct 30, 2007 Source meskerem.net
Egypt police shoot Eritrean at Israel border Published by Eritrean Community for Human Rights and Refugee Protection,11/3/2007 [Source asmarinio.com]
Fear of torture/incommunicado detention/forcible return: Miskir Semerab Goitom (f), aged 21 Published by AI:29 November 2007 [Source asmarino.com
Eritrea reportedly abducting 4,000 Eritreans from Sudan Published by Tesfa-alem Tekle:26 December2007 [Source SudanTribune
Sudan deports Eritreans to the border area Published by adoulis.com 22 June 2007 [ Source alenalki.net]
17 Eritrean refugees Sank in Setit River Published by GIC 27/1/2008 [Source GIC]
Sweden and the Case of an ‘Eritrean Torture Victim’ Published by W. Mikael Saturday, 02 February 2008 [Source asena]
Eritrean asylum seekers in Egypt and Libya under unwarranted threat of forced deportation Published by ELF-RC Office 27.01.2008 [Source nharnet]
The Perilous Status of Eritrean Refugees in the Ramle prison in the outskirts of Tel Aviv [Source awate.com
Eritrea reportedly abducting 4,000 Eritreans from Sudan [Source [SudanTribune]
Abrehale Misghina, a 28-year-old refugee from Eritrea committed suicide in Israel. [Source asmarino.com
Refugees suffer in Gaddafi's Libya[text] [Click here to watch Channel 4 TV report on immigrants ) [Source asena]
Simon Abraham, 19 was sentenced to 26 weeks imprisonment[Source asena]
ኣብ ዶብ ግብጽን እስራኤል ዘይሕጋውያን ኣሰጋገርቲ ብዘውረዱሎም ስቓይ 3 ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት ከምዝሞቱ መሰኻኽርር ካብቲ ቦታ ሓቢሮም። [Source asena]
Unknown Eritrean Refugees Corpses in Egyptian Hospitals Source nharnet.com
Two doctors charged with involuntary homicide of Eritrean immigrant SourceTimes of Malta
A 26-year-old Eritrean was shot dead on Thursday Source[assenna.com]
Eritrean refugee says raped by 8 Bedouins in Sinai Source Asmarino com
Ledia Tewelde sobs as she arrives at the spot where three people apparently jumped from the 15th floor of a block of flats in Glasgow [Source asmarino.com
ኣብ ሊብያ ዝርከቡ ኤርትራዊያን ብሕማም ዓባይ ሳዓልን ካልኦት ተላገብቲ ሕማማትን ይጥቅዑ፡
Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers in Libya are the invisible people on this planet [Source .jeberti.com
Eritrean asylum seekers protest over lack of refugee status in Israel
Eritrea’s Worsening Human Rights Abuses and Israeli Concerns
Eritrean ambassador: Jerusalem must repatriate 'deserters'
next page video
Eritrea ስማዒ ዝሰኣነ ኣውያት Eri Refugees
Screams from the Desert
Egypt has targeted hundreds of Eritrean asylum seekers for deportation
Egypt's U.N. ambassador in Geneva, Hisham Badr, denied that Egyptian security forces had a shoot-to-kill policy with African refugees
118 young Eritrean refugees forced under torture to sign voluntary repatriation documents
Egyptian police kill, wound Eritreans crossing into Israel Egyptian police kill Eritrean trying to sneak into Israel Six Eritreans 'shot dead on Egypt-Israel border Egypt police kill Eritrean woman at Israeli border
Corpses of people (Eritreans ) in the Sahara Desert [YouTube]
Unbelievable 2011 - The way from Sudan & Eritrea to holy land[YouTube]
Eritreans risk death in the Sahara Hamas torturing 250 Eritreans in Egypt Eritrean Tells of His Cruel Odyssey to Israel Mission to Iraq, Israel, and the West Bank
ERITREAN YOUTH REFUGEES TRAGEDY IN SINAI [audio]
A mass grave for the Africans - at the mountains of Sinai"
CNN's Freedom Project special "Death in the Desert" airs on Saturday برنامج لحظة بلحظة حلقة اكتشاف مقبرة جماعية في صحراء سيناء جزء اول
Sister Azezet talks about the kidnap and torture of Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees in the Sinai.
Sister Aziza: Nun offers Oasis of Hope for Refugees – CNN Video Sister gives hope to trafficked migrants Azezet Habtezghi Kidane Appello per i progughi Da Betania, Territori Palestinesi Occupati, suor Azezet Kidane Da Betania, Territori Palestinesi Occupati, suor Azezet Kidane Habtezghi Read a summery of translation of the videos ኣብ ሲና ኣፍሪቃውያን ስደተኛታት መብዛሕትኦም ድማ ኤርትራውያን ብጅምላ ዝተቐብርሉ ቦታ ተረኺቡ Israeli organ trafficker pleads guilty The theft of organs of the African refugees into Israel via the Sinai Corruption, Mafia and Religious Terrorism Behind the Human Organs Trafficking in Egypt
'Death in the Desert Slaves freed after CNN documentary Journey Stories Group Locates Hideout of the Trafficker Abu Musa A report-complaint against the smuggling of migrants in the Sinai (Egypt) Desert Hostages Rape victims tell horrifying stories from the Sinai Desert Hell ገሃነብ ምድረ በዳ The Pope Lifts The Lid On Sinai's Tortured Eritrean Refugees Eritrean Refugees: Kidnapped, Tortured In Egyptian Sinai EGYPT/ISREAL: Tortured for ransom in the Sinai desert
ERITREAN IN LIBYA MSRATA N.02 [Youtube] ERITREAN IN LIBYA N.03[Youtube] ERITREAN IN LIBYA[Youtube] Eritrean Raiders From Libya to Italy singing a gospel song[Youtube]
At least 500 Eritrean nationals are reportedly detained in Libya
Eritrea: Political Persecution of Desertion and Conscientious Objection
Libya: outrage as Eritrean refugees are held in single cell The Tragedy of Eritrean Refugees Caught Up in Libyan Uprising
- Source column 2
- Source column 3
Egypt deports Eritreans despite torture risk Read more
ዳርጋ ኩሎም ኤርትራውያን ምዃኖም ዝንገረሎም 335 ስደተኛታት ኣብ ማእከላይ ባሕሪ፡ ገማግም ሊብያ ብጅምላ ሃሊቖም ከምዘለዉ ተሓቢሩ።
ኣውያት መንእሰያት ኤርትራ ካብ ጋህስታት በረኻ ሲናይ። ቀዳማይ ክፋል
Italy-Bound, 15 Eritreans Die In The Mediterranean 75 Eritreans Feared Dead While 5 Rescued at Sea off Italian Island
ERITREA - The video that threatened the Italian governmentEritrean refugees and asylum seekers in Libya are the invisible people on this planetSAD MUSIC VIDEO !! **Bahri* ኣፈናዊ ዝርዝር ኣስማት ናይ ገለ ክፋል ናይቶም ኣብ መፋርቕ ወርሒ ነሓሰ ኣብ ማእከላይ ባሕሪ ጥሒሎም ዝሞቱ ኤርትራውያን
- Source column 2
- Source column 3
Story of an Eritrean Immigrat:life in detention Five people from Eritrea, east Africa, have been found hiding in a lorry destined for Devon, by a sniffer dog
Eritrean stowaways found in Huddersfield-bound lorry
An Eritrean Immigrat killed himself in Milan
Where's my mom? Arrested by Egyptian border police
Eritrean Refuges in Israel[video]
REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (ISRAEL) An Eritrean refugee who illegally crossed into Israel holds his hands up at the border with Egypt August 18, 2007. In a bid to counter the influx, Israel has said that people crossing the border illegally will be sent back to Egypt. But it has also said that it would help " a small number" of asylum-seekers from Darfur. source
Immigration police arresting an Eritrean refugee in Israel UNHCR: Eritreans by far largest refugee group in Israel Eritrean Refugees in Israel An Eritrea asks Israel to deport "deserters" A PHR-Israel update about recently arriving asylum seekers When Africa Comes to Israel
African immigrants seen at a detention facility located in the south of Israel. August, 2012. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
ካብ መቕሎ ናብ መጋርያ ሓዊ ኣውያት ካብ ፍትሒ ዝሰኣኑ ኣብ ከሰላ ተዳጒኖም ዘለዉ መንእሰያት
ኣብ ሱዳን ድንጎላ ኣብ ዝባሃል ቦታ ሕጹጽ ሓገዝ ድሕነትን ዝጽበዩ 365 ኤርትራዉያን ስደተኛታት
“This TooShall Pass”: Time For Real Outrage Above is a picture of writings in Tigrinya on the wall where the horrible crimes committed against the younger Eritreans by armed Bedouins (Arabs) in Sinai. In the context of Tigrinya expression this means that all this is a passing phenomenon.
Women raped by Sinai traffickers find helpBy Frederik Pleitgen and Mohammed Fadel Fahmy, CNN Editor's note: Watch the CNNI documentary "Stand in the Sinai" on Saturday 22 September at 1300 and 2030 GMT and Sunday 23 September at 0930 BST. Readmore