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? include("header2.php") ?> Journalists Prisoners in Eritrea ህይወት ኣብ ሚኒስትሪ ዜና “ህግደፍ” Fessshaye Yohannes Special Report on Fesshaye Yohannes Fessehaye Yohannes has reportedly Died in Detention Journalist Joshua has died in detention A prominent journalist dies in a secret government prison Yohannes :poet. dramatist. reporter Let's be proud of Joshua Reliable sources indicated that Joshua died due to various forms of torture.Meslena Delina Watchdog: Eritrean Government Caused Playwright's Death [1] [2] Requiem for National Security Or, the Death of a Patriot Gulag for journalists Truth about jailed journalists is locked away in Eritrea Dead Eritrea is Africa's "biggest prison for media": RSF ጆሽዋ ኣብ 1994 ምስ ኢሳያስ ጸጋይ፡ ዳዊት ኢሳቕን ካልኦትን ኰይኑ ሓንቲ ንህጻናት ሙዚቃን ድራማን እትምህር ናይ ቈልዑ ጕጅለ ትያትር መስሪቱ። እዛ “ሰዊት” ዝተሰምየት፡ ክሳብ ደሓር’ውን ዝቐጸለት ናይ ቈልዑ ማሕበር ትያትር፡ ንፍሉይ ተውህቦ ዝነበሮም ቈልዑ ብሞያ ስነ-ጥበብ ንምምልማል ትሰርሕ ነይራ። ኣብ ስነ-ጥበብ ሃገርና ልሉይ ስም ዘለዎ ከም ድምጻዊ ጀማል ሮሞዳንን መብዛሕትኦም ኣብ “ንእሽቶ ሓወይ ክንዲ ሓሙተይ” ዝተዋስኡ ኣብነታውያን ተዋሳእትን ከተፍሪ በቒዓ። ተራ ጆሽዋ ከኣ ከም ወትሩ ዕዙዝ ነይሩ፣ ግጥምታት እናጸሓፈ፡ ድራማታት እናደረሰ፡ ናይ ሰርከስ ምርኢታት እናወደበ ንዕቤት ናይታ ማሕበር መሪሕ ተራ ተጻዊቱ። read more New Website in Memory of Fessehaye Mattewos Dead Who is Mattewos Habteab source Voice of Meslena Delina Government admits holding journalists in secret detention The world's most censored countries WAN Condemns Jailings of Journalists in Eritrea ማቴዎስ ሃብተኣብ (ማቹ) ኣብ ዘለኻዮ Medhanie Dead Who is Medhanie Haile source Voice of Meslena Delina Medhanie Haile editor-in-chief of Keste Debena, Medhanie Haile: a lawyer, a journalist, a poet and a sportsman Keste_Debena_Hateta The list of jailed journalists in Eritrea Update on the "death of Medhanie Haile Name of Deceased, Title, Date of Death Report says three journalists died in prison camp English [Tigrynia ????-???? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ?/???? Dawit Isaac Dawit freed after four years in jail Africa’s biggest prison for the press since 2001 Eritrea: Swedish journalist not released Journalists set the record straight IFJ Calls for Action : Free Journalism in Eritrea Sweden negotiates with govt for the release of journalist arrested 6 years ago Journalist’s choice as Sakharov Prize Dawit Isaak held in 'harsh' Eritrean jail About Dawit ?? ????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ??????? Eritrean official says jailed journalists were security threat Amanuel Asrat Who is Amanuel Asrat source Voice of Meslena Delina Eritrea's forgotten journalists, still jailed after 14 years Abesa Kunat Incarcerated Amanuel Asrat Wins the 2016 Oxfam-Novib-Pen ኣበሳ ኵናት Temesgen CPJ: Keeping the spotlight on Eritrea's jailed journalists Who is Temesgen GhebreyessourceVoice of Meslena Delina Temesgen Gebreyesus, Keste Debena Country Without Journalism Yusuf Mohammed Ali Who is Yusuf Mohammed Ali source Voice of Meslena Delina The right to freedom of opinion and expression Honorary Members Yusuf Mohamed Ali Update on the "death of Yusuf Mohammed Name of Deceased, Title, Date of Death Five Years on: Tribute to a Pioneering Journalist Dead Dawit Habtemichael Who is Dawit Habtemichael source Voice of Meslena Delina Dawit Habtemichael, an assistant editor of Meqaleh Eritrean authorities suspended all the country's privately owned newspaper (ዳዊት ሃብተሚካኤል) Seyoum Tsehaye Who is Seyoum Tsehaye I’m proud of my husband, thank you for remembering Seyhoum Seyoum Tsehaye, an exemplary Eritrean freedom fighter Help win the release of Seyoum Tsehaye Eritrean journalist Seyoum Tsehaye has been chosen as Journalist of the Year 2007 Remembering Sium Tzehaye 18, September 2001, The Calm Before The Storm ምስ ክቱር ሓዘና ዝሓለፈት ወላዲት 'ተጋዳላይ ሰኣላይ' ስዩም ጸሃየ [Seyoum] Hamid M. Said CPJ demands government account for "disappeared" journalists RSF Report on Eritrea CPJ Report on Eritrea Call:immediate release of 18 journalists Ezra Fessehaye Ezra Fessehaye, a journalist with the government-owned newspaper "Hadas Eritrea". The defenceless journalist Ezra When the protector becomes a censor The Kind Citizen and ‘Zemen Press, politics at center of Eritrean mock trial Said Abdulkader Dead Report says three journalists died in prison camp in northeastern desert 17 journalists in prison in 2003 Name of Deceased, Title, Date of Death Update on the "death of Said Abdulkader ረፋድ ሰንበት 23 መስከረም 2001፡ ከባቢ ሰዓት 10፡00 ቅ/ቀትሪ ኣቢሉ፡ እታ ንነዊሕ ዝውንጨፍ ራእይ ሓቚፋ ክትብገስ ትብል ዝነበረት ቤት ጽሕፈት ኣሕተምቲ ኣድማስ ራእይ ብዘጸልምቱ ኣባላት ጸጥታ ተኸበበት። ነቲ በዓል ነዊሕ ራእይ፡ ስዒድ ዓብደልቃድር ከኣ፡ በዛ ዕለት እዚኣ፡ ኣብታ ኣብ ናቕፋ ሃውስ እትርከብ ቤት-ጽሕፈቱ ዳጐኑዎ፣ ክሳዕ ለይተ-ሎሚ ድማ ንዅነታት ህላወኡ ብዝምልከት ብወግዒ ዝተገልጸ ሓበሬታ የልቦን። read more Aklilu Solomon The arrest of journalist Aklilu Solomon 7/21/03 - Eritrean Repression of the press An Eritrean Journalist Safely Escapes to Ethiopia Paulos Kidane Journalist, one of nine arrested last November, dies in attempt to flee to Sudan A death in Eritrea: Report Sara Lost Her Journalist Father at an Early Age: Her name is Sara Paulos kidane. She is now four and half years old. She was the only child to her father. She is now an asylum seeker under the care of her mother, Tsehayalem Araya Tesfu in Kampala (Uganda).Report written by Kiflemariam Melake Negassi,June, 2010 Fathia Khaled Woman journalist employed by state TV held in military camp Saadia Ahmed A journalist with the Arabic-language service of ETV Yirgalem Fisseha Aged 30 at the time of her arrest She is from Adi Keyih (south of Eritrea) Essayist and former art critic for the newspaper Zemen Journalist, staff member at Radio Bana Arrested : 22 February 2009 Reason for her arrest : Unconfirmed. Possibly the close working association with foreigners and a programme aired in January 2009 on Radio Bana about participatory government source [RSF] [read more] Detained Eritrean journalist admitted to hospital in serious condition Senait Habtu Teacher Amharic section, radio Dimtsi Hafash Staff member at Radio Bana, working in the production studio Arrested : 22 February 2009 Place of detention : Adi Abeito. She was taken without explanation to the Dobozito detention centre and then to the military prison in Adi Abeito Reasons for her arrest : Unconfirmed. Possibly the close working association with foreigners and a programme aired in January 2009 on Radio Bana about participatory government ኣብ ቴለቪዥን ኤርትራ ዳይረክተር ቤትጽሕፈት ሚኒስተር ነበር ነስረዲን ዓብደራሕማን ብስርዓት ህግደፍ ከምዝተኣስረ ምንጭታት ሓቢሮም ። readmore Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu Aged 27, female Poet and teacher Journalist, Radio Bana Tura Kubaba Eritrea: Journalist Employed By State-Owned Radio Dimtsi Hafash Held Since 2006 Aged 40 at the time of his arrest Reporter, kunama section, Radio Dimtsi Hafash Arrested some time between August and December 2006. Was initially incarcerated in “Track-B,” a military prison in a western suburb of Asmara. Run by an officer known as “Colonel Berhane,” this centre consists of undergrounds cells and metal containers holding a total of about 2,000 detainees. In the course of 2007, Kubaba was transferred from there to an unknown place of detention. source [RSF] Hamid Mohamed Said Aged 39 at the time of his arrest Sports journalist, arab section, Eri-TV Arrested : February 2002 Could be accused on leaking documents to foreign diplomats Place of detention : Unknown source [RSF] Saleh Al Jezaeeri Reporter, arab section, radio Dimtsi Hafash and Hadas Eritrea newspaper Arrested : February 2002 source [RSF] Daniel Kibrom Oromo section, Eri TV Arrested : October 2006 We was arrested near Senafe (South) while trying to cross the border to Ethiopia Place of detention : Camp pénitentiaire d'Ala Bazit (suddu pays) Daniel Kibrom est "condamné" à cinq ans de prison et de travaux forcés source [RSF] Daniel Musie Reporter, oromo section, Radio Dimtsi Hafash Arrested : November 2006 Around 10 journalists employed by state media were picked up in a wave of arrests that began on 12 November 2006, following the defection of several leading journalists. It seems the authorities were very annoyed by the defections and arrested colleagues suspected of keeping in touch with the fugitives or intending to defect themselves. All except Daniel Musie of radio Dimtsi Hafash’s Oromo-language service were eventually released on bail but remain under surveillance in Asmara. Place of detention : Adi Abeito source [RSF] Ibrahim Abdella Archives employee, Eri-TV Arrested : Week of 12-16 March 2007 source [RSF] Johnny" Hisabu Editor, Eri-TV Arrested : May 2007 Place of detention : Police station, Barentu (West) Caught while trying to flee to neighbouring Ethiopia in part because he is a member of the so-called “Amiche” community of Eritreans who were born or raised in Ethiopia prior to independence and because he therefore still has relatives there. Attempts by Reporters Without Borders to locate him in the Eritrean refugee camps in Ethiopia have so far been unsuccessful. At the same time, there are unconfirmed reports that he was arrested when border guards intercepted the group of refugees he was travelling with, and that he has since been held at a detention centre in Barentu.source [RSF] Eyob Kessete Journalist, Amharic-language service of public radio Dimtsi Hafash Arrested : May or June 2007 Caught by Eritrean border guards on an unknown date as he tried to enter Ethiopia.source [RSF] Eyob Netserab Amharic section, radio Dimtsi Hafash (The Voice of the Masses) Arrested : 2007 Place of detention : Karsheli prison, 2nd police station, Asmara Very bad health condition source [RSF] Mengesha (Father name unknown) Essayist International desk journalist, radio Dimtsi Hafash Arrested : 2007 source [RSF] Isaac Abraham ፈነወ ረዴዮ ዴምጺ ሰሊምን ዯሞክራስን ኤርትራ ምስ ጋዛጠኛ ኣማኒኤሌ ማሕዯረ ዗ካየዯቶ ቃሇ-ማሕተት Journalist, Eri TV Arrested : 2008 source [RSF] Mulubrhan Habtegebriel Worked for the former twice weekly Meqalih and for Setit Essayist, commentator and translator for Radio Zara and Hadas Eritrea Single Arrested : 2008 Place of detention : Adi Abeito. Along with other prisoners, he was taken by armoured cars at night on 22 May 2009 to an unknown destination and then sent back to Adi Abeito. source [RSF] Girmay Abraham Artist and journalist on radio Dimtsi Hafash Arrested : February 2009 Place of detention : Unknown. He was first held in the Dobozito detention centre and then in the military prison of Adi Abeito. No news since then. source [RSF] Bereket Misghina Also known as Wedi Misghina Famous actor and playwright (top young Eritrean play writers) Staff member at Radio Bana Single. Comes from a very prominent family in Keren (North) Arrested : 22 February 2009 Place of detention : Adi Abeito. He was first held in the Dobozito detention centre and then in the military prison in Adi Abeito. Along with other prisoners, he was taken by armored cars at night on 22 May 2009 to an unknown destination and then sent back to Adi Abeito. Reasons for his arrest : Unconfirmed. Possibly the close working association with foreigners and a programme aired in January 2009 on Radio Bana about participatory government Was tortured in 2002 after a showing of his film, Fistametat Basilios Zemo Also known as Wedi Zemo Career teacher and member of the revolutionary school Staff member at Radio Bana Arrested : 22 February 2009 Place of detention : Adi Abeito. He was taken without explanation to the Dobozito detention centre and then to the military prison in Adi Abeito Reason for his arrest : Unconfirmed. Possibly the close working association with foreigners and a programme aired in January 2009 on Radio Bana about participatory government Meles Negusse Kiflu Writer and poet Journalist for Radio Zara and Radio Bana Formerly working for Tsegenay independant newspaper Married, two children Arrested : 22 February 2009 Place of detention : Adi Abeito. He was first held in the Dobozito detention centre and then in the military prison in Adi Abeito. Along with other prisoners, he was taken by armored cars at night on 22 May 2009 to an unknown destination and then sent back to Adi Abeito  Wedi Itay ኣብ ወርሒ ጥቅምቲ 2001 ብምኽንያት ኣብ ጋዜጣ ዘመንን ብመጠኑ’ውን ኣብ ሓዳስ-ኤርትራ ብቕሉዕ ዝጽሕፎ ዝነበረ ዓንቀጻት ግዳይ ማእሰርቲ ዝዀነ ሳህለ፡ ናይ ቃልሲ ብጻየይ፡ ጎረቤተይን መሳርሕተይን ኰይኑ ክሳብ ዝተኣስረላ ቀትሪ ኣትሒዘ ብቐረባ ምስኡ ዝነበርኩ’የ። read more In his fourties at the time of his arrest Freelance journalist, former journalist for Keste Debena Writer and essayist Former member of EPLF Seriously ill Place of detention : A hospital in Asmara Saleh Idris Sa'ad Saleh Idris Sa'ad (Saleh Jazairy), journalist at Eritrea al Hadeetha. Arrested by the Eritrean government's security agents in 2002. He has never been charged or otherwise brought to a court of law. Said Abdulhai Said Abdulhai was arrested 04/2010. The reasons of his arrest are not yet known.Said Abdulhai is a veteran of the armed struggle for independence, and he was one of the founders of the media department during the post-independence years.read more . He was also an official Department of Press and Publications and the Eritrean News Agency في وزارة الإعلام وهو منصب يتم تعيينه من قبل مكتب الرئيس مباشرةً. The Ministry of Information, a post appointed by the president's office directlya> . Said graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Benghazi, Libya. متزوج وله أبناء وبنات. Married sons and daughter source 'http://www.jeberti.com/spotlight/Saed.htm') read more Source: ERITREA Journalists in prison September 2009 List of Names of independent and state-owned mass media reporters, who are still in detention or died In Memory of the Detained Eritrean Journalists - Presented by Association of Eritrean Journalists in Exile (AEJE)Eritrea:Prominent journalist arrested, ex-prison guard reveals fate of other detained journalists A Journalist’s Account of what Transpired on 18 Sep 2001 Eritrea: “The world’s most censored country” Reflections on the Beginning of Eritrean Free Press

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