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• Some times in 1999, there was a widely spread rumor in town that many political prisoners will be released on the occasion of the New Year and the beginning of the new century, 2000. Secretaries in office of the president, some journalists in the ministry information and other officials said that the president would pardon and free the prisoners. The joy in the faces of the families of the missing

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• one of its officials who had been living in eastern Sudan. In June, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that there were between 5,000 and 10,000 political prisoners in Eritrea. The police are poorly paid and prone to corruption. Prison conditions are harsh, and outside monitors such as the International Committee of the Red Cross are denied access to detainees. Juvenile prisoners ar

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• Many political prisoners have suffered the full gamut of torture methods. One government

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• Kiflu: Ex-Chief of Security (just returned from England where he was under medication for a long time- he had a kidney transplant). Known to have tortured many political prisoners and was fond of proudly mentioning that his office in what used to be the office of General Tedla Uqbit the Eritrean police chief who was mysteriously killed in the early sixties. His office displayed several torturing p

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• particularly of conscription evaders, deserters and soldiers accused of military offences, and members of minority churches. Torture is also used against some political prisoners. Furthermore, the atrocious conditions under which many political prisoners are held amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. The government dismisses the criticism from all sides of its appalling human right

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• Eiraeiro, Filfil-Selomuna area north of the Asmara-Massawa road. A 'secret' prison for political prisoners ( Awate.com, 31 August 2006) [50m]. It was purpose built in 2003, receiving the G15/G11 political prisoners from Embatkala in June 2003. It is reported to be comprised of 5 main blocks, with 2 main cell blocks, and 62 rooms used as cells; the standard cell size is 3 x 3 meters. [50m] (p2) The

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• a pride for an Eritrean to be in Ethiopian prisons, as a political prisoner. But during those years, and especially during Haile Selassie's rule, all Eritrean political prisoners, including those who were caught red-handedly attacking Ethiopia were given due process to defend themselves in the court of law, and although the investigation was harsh, once sentenced, they were almost free inside Eth

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• "Amnesty International calls on President Afewerki to release all prisoners of conscience without condition. All other political prisoners should be brought before a judge and either charged with a recognised criminal offence or released. The Eritrean government should fully respect the rights of all detainees to fair trial, especially the right to legal representation and appeal. Prisoners should

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• There were no confirmed reports of new political prisoners; however, there were numerous reports of persons detained for political reasons (see section 1.d.).

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• a military prison. He had previously been detained by the army and was later transferred to Nakura prison on the Dahlak Kebir island on the Red Sea, where many political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are detained without charge or trial. He testified that some prisoners detained in Nakura prison who belonged to evangelical churches were punished with torture by tying on account of secretly

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• (section 1d) 6.06 Awate.com published a report on 31 August 2006 , ‘The obscure and tragic end of the G-15’, that claims to present informatio n about the political prisoners since their arrest up to 2006. [50m] . It talks of the prison complex at Eiraeiro, between Asmara and Massawa, that was comp leted in June 2003, and houses these political prisoners. [50m] (p1-2) Prior to 2003, the

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• in late 2004 to campaign for the release of Ermias Debessai and thereby also highlight the fate of other Eritrean political prisoners. Since this website was launched, it has contributed to making available relevant web resources on human rights abuses and injustices in Eritrea. It has become a resource for those concerned with political repression in Eritrea. In the process of campaigning for Erm

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• particularly of conscription evaders, deserters and soldiers accused of military offences, and members of minority churches. Torture is also used against some political prisoners. Furthermore, the atrocious conditions under which many political prisoners are held amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

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• v. disarming the security and releasing free all conscience and political prisoners

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• The report says there are more than 100 political prisoners in jail, with at least 13 journalists being locked up without having access to their lawyers or families.

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• The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights wrote to President Isayas asking for the release of political prisoners. The letter stated that incommunicado detentions without trial and violated the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

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• 19. ማይ ሰርዋ (with underground cells and shipping containers i.e. used to punish political-prisoners and national service dodgers. ቤት ማእሰርቲ

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• in late 2004 to campaign for the release of Ermias Debessai and thereby also highlight the fate of other Eritrean political prisoners. Since this website was launched, it has contributed to making available relevant web resources on human rights abuses and injustices in Eritrea. It has become a resource for those concerned with political repression in Eritrea. In the process of campaigning for Erm

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• Political prisoners imprisoned since the government clampdown of 2001 remained in incommunicado detention. In most cases, their whereabouts and health status remained unknown.

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• esident, ask your conscience - what will happen to you tomorrow? Therefore, before everything is too late, let your comrades-in-arms and the students and other political prisoners be released from your jail unconditionally.

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• Scores of political prisoners were reportedly detained without charge or trial. A prisoner of conscience was released. Some 120 officials in the former Ethiopian administration convicted of human rights violations were serving prison sentences imposed after unfair trials. There were allegations that some Ethiopian citizens were detained and ill-treated. The fate of several people who “disappeared”

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• riginated from a nation where widespread and systematic use of torture and ill-treatment is used as a standard form of punishment on alleged dissenters and all political prisoners. The various form of tying and beating are nicknamed “helicopter" "Otto" (Italian for eight), "Jesus Christ", "Ferro"(Italian for iron)"Torch". Torture used in interrogations of political prisoners held in security priso

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• It can be said that there is no one who does not know that the political prisoners at Carsheli, like other Eritreans who are enduring suffering in the hands of the cruel PFDJ, are going through this pain after being arrested but without receiving a verdict or a legal process. But there are brutalities that the people are not aware of. And that is this: in a manner reminiscent of the Gestapo’s tort

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• who were imprisoned due to the unstable political atmosphere of the country at that time. This wasn’t always a walk in the park. Especially in the case of the political prisoners from Massawa, where every known lawyer at that time refrained from representing these tortured prisoners, due to fear of political retaliation and imprisonment. For Mr. Mewail, that wasn’t the case, he saw it as a call

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• e of arbitrary detention of its citizens, and to end the use of torture and inhumane and degrading treatment and punishment; (b) To account for and release all political prisoners, including the “G-11”; (c) To ensure free and fair access to an independent judicial system for those detained to improve prison conditions and to allow regular access to prisoners for relatives, legal advocates, medical

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• hows the interior of Halewa Sewra, where Yohannes and other Menkae leaders imprisoned and tortured in 1974. The central prison of the EPLF had 7 units. All political prisoners like Menquae and Yemine were imprisoned in no 3. Teklay Aden,EPLF security chief who defected to the Ethiopian regime in 1981, described Halewa Sewra in the following:

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• ies. 13 Minority community leaders are mindful of the state’s many options for repression. The famed Ladies in White who have long demonstrated on behalf of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience have been the victims of well-orchestrated mob attacks in Santiago de Cuba and elsewhere, and minority communities and their leaders can easily suffer the same fate. In Venezuela, several

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• What I am going to tell on these short series of articles is a tip of the iceberg in the whole heroic operation of releasing prisoners (most of which were political prisoners) from Sembel Detention. I am hoping to inspire others to share their experiences and memories with our people specially the youngsters who have been deprived by the PFDJ from learning of countless heroic acts of bravery, sac

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• , high ranking military officials), journalists and students and "suspended" the free press in Eritrea.” The letter called for the release “unconditionally all political prisoners; Abolish the Special Court (conducts trials behind closed doors and allows no right to defence counsel or appeal to higher court); Implement the 1997 ratified National Constitution without delay; Defer national elections

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• There were no confirmed reports of political prisoners; however, several hundred individuals were detained beginning in 2001 for political reasons. Many were perceived to have ties to political dissidents or were believed to have spoken against government actions. Most of these detainees had not been tried and did not have access to legal counsel. The ICRC was not authorized to visit these detaine

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• a military prison. He had previously been detained by the army and was later transferred to Nakura prison on the Dahlak Kebir island on the Red Sea, where many political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are detained without charge or trial. He testified that some prisoners detained in Nakura prison who belonged to evangelical churches were punished with torture by tying on account of secretly

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• We are campaigning for justice for Ermias Debessai and all people who are political prisoners or otherwise victimised by the state in Eritrea If you wish to pledge your support for our campaign then please fill out the form below and click the Sign Petition button. To find out more information about this campaign please visit or return to our Homepage.

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• to remember which is available free from his website, Semera for making available history of the Nakura prision on YouTube and Aida Kidane in 2001 a list of political prisoners who imprisoned at the Nakura prison . Aida in her publication describes the Nakura prison in the following words:

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• n Red Sea desert province. According to the information received by Reporters Without Borders, he was being held in cell No. 18 of this camp, where at least 62 political prisoners are being held in complete isolation and in inhumane conditions, guarded by about 100 soldiers of the 32nd division.

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• dum on the future status of Eritrea; 3) closure of the American base of Kagnew Station in Asmara; 4) expulsion of Israeli military personnel; 5) release of all political prisoners, and 6) [that Ethiopia should] stop closing schools and industrial establishments in Eritrea.[xliv]

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• n, the soldiers began broadcasting a statement demanding the implementation of the constitution — never enacted by Parliament — and the release of thousands of political prisoners, including a number of high-profile journalists, and former ministers, senior military officers and officials known as the “G15”, before the station went off air. The rest of the armed forces were described as “quiet”, a

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• m's translation of a testimony provided to Elsa Chyrum, an Eritrean human rights activist. This is part of a series of testimonies she has provided by Eritrean political prisoners who were detained in Gelalo, Dehlak Islands, and Karsheli.

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• hows the interior of Halewa Sewra, where Yohannes and other Menkae leaders imprisoned and tortured in 1974. The central prison of the EPLF had 7 units. All political prisoners like Menquae and Yemine were imprisoned in no 3. Teklay Aden,EPLF security chief who defected to the Ethiopian regime in 1981, described Halewa Sewra in the following:

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• a message that the protection of basic human rights has little meaning in Eritrea. The government must act urgently to free all prisoners of conscience. Other political prisoners should be given fair trials without further delay; secret detention, torture and "disappearances" must stop; and national service regulations should be revised to allow the right to conscientious objection."

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• , military (two levels), and the special court. Furthermore, there are indications that there exists a parallel secret system of extra-judicial sentencing of political prisoners that is not anchored in any laws or presidential decrees. “The civil court structure in Eritrea has three levels of authority. The Community Court system was formally established in 2001 to ease the pres

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• a military prison. He had previously been detained by the army and was later transferred to Nakura prison on the Dahlak Kebir island on the Red Sea, where many political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are detained without charge or trial. He testified that some prisoners detained in Nakura prison who belonged to evangelical churches were punished with torture by tying on account of secretly

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• ilitary (two levels), and the special court. Futhermore, there are indications that there exists a parallel secret system of extra-judicial sentencing of political prisoners that is not anchored in any laws or presidential decrees. [92] (p40) “The civil court structure in Eritrea has three levels of authority. The Community Court system was formally established in 2001 to ease the

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• "Amnesty International calls on President Afewerki to release all prisoners of conscience without condition. All other political prisoners should be brought before a judge and either charged with a recognised criminal offence or released. The Eritrean government should fully respect the rights of all detainees to fair trial, especially the right to legal representation and appeal. Prisoners should

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• worki, whose age in 70’s, not 66 as most of media wrongly cited, is not enthusiastic or possibly not ready to arrange national reconciliation, release innocent political prisoners, implement national constitution, respect natural rights and human dignity, normalize complicated political and military tensions with neighboring countries, acknowledge political and ideological differences of citizens,

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• esident, ask your conscience - what will happen to you tomorrow? Therefore, before everything is too late, let your comrades-in-arms and the students and other political prisoners be released from your jail unconditionally.

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• e accounts of prisoners dying of treatable diseases such as malaria and illnesses caused by excessive heat. Amnesty International believes that at least 10,000 political prisoners have been imprisoned since Isaias Afewerki came to power. source AI.

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• Addis Abeba, on the Gojjam Road, this prison could well claim to be one of the worst prisons in the world. Although its name suggests that it is concerned with political prisoners, it is a prison where you can find people accused of anything, from forging a driving license to embezzling Government money.

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• “The Eritrean government has tried for years to ensure that nothing is said about the fate of its political prisoners,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We thank the European United Left-Nordic Green Left and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe parliamentary groups for supporting this candidacy.”

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• hat in addition to staggering poverty and undernourishment that affects half the population, the country’s government is known for “the jailing of thousands of political prisoners and army dissenters, and the regular use of torture against prisoners.” The country suffers from “a government prohibition on independent journalism, opposition parties, unregistered religious organizations, and virtuall

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• y shed its long-held title as Africa’s leading jailer of journalists.” The Eritrea Watch Web site also reported that on December 13, 2008, Isaac and 112 other political prisoners had been moved to a maximum-security prison in the town of Embatkala, 21 miles (35 kilometers) northeast of Asmara. The journalist’s brother, Esayas, recalled Isaac’s words during their last, brief phone conversation: “

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• According to Durue's account, published in Connell's 2005 book, Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners, the president continued to make decisions single-handedly, to the extent that "ministers did not have any information on what things were going on. So, they were going to anybody that could tell them what is happening, how are things going on."

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• nday, and their call from there for the implementation of the Eritrean constitution that has been shelved since its ratification in 1997 and the release of all political prisoners where thousands of them languish in secret prisons, spread throughout the country. There are now serious concerns that the Eritrean authorities may resort to immediate summary executions as the regime is in a state of pa

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• violations of human rights and humanitarian law. Once again, the Government of Eritrea requests the international community to call on Ethiopia to release all political prisoners unconditionally, to refrain from committing atrocities against those who are still remaining, and to account for the more than fifteen hundred (1,500) Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean origin who have been made to dis

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• f human rights. The Eritrean people have not forgotten the aims for which their loved ones sacrificed their lives. The demand to free Ermias Debessai and other political prisoners is an integral part of their struggle for democracy and human rights.

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• ngs that they would be dealt with mercilessly if and when they raised such questions or suspicions again. Under the circumstances, the possibility of visits to political prisoners by family members or human rights groups has become unthinkable.

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• n Red Sea desert province. According to the information received by Reporters Without Borders, he was being held in cell No. 18 of this camp, where at least 62 political prisoners are being held in complete isolation and in inhumane conditions, guarded by about 100 soldiers of the 32nd division. From police station to prison camp Fessehaye surrendered to the police during the week of 18-23 Sept

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• Eritreans, human rights advocates appeal for release of over 40,000 political prisoners Addis Ababa, August 30, 2006 (WIC) - Eritreans and human rights advocates in Europe and America appealed for the respect of human rights in Eritrea and the release of more than 40,000 political prisoners detained in unspecified places by the dictatorial regime. Following a ''March of freedom'' from New York

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• Today, thousands of dissident and political prisoners, from former politicians and journalists to practitioners of illegal religions, continue to be detained with no planned trial in sight. Often, they are held in underground jails in remote areas where prisoners are placed in metal containers and suffer from intolerable heat. In some cases, information regarding the state of the prisoners’ health

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• e rounded up in September 2001 and are languishing in prisons with no formal judicial charges. Three years and with no end in site! The names of the Eritrean Political Prisoners are listed in some of our websites and references are made to specific individuals. None of these have raised our interest level to make a point of departure for action. When we take the extra-judicial silencing of journ

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• a, arbitrary detentions of suspected government opponents, including opposition parties and the private press, "disappearances" and torture or ill-treatment of political prisoners, are widespread. The government has made blanket denials of abuses and accused Amnesty International of being biassed against it. Eritreans in Ethiopia had generally been strong supporters of the present Ethiopian govern

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• esident, ask your conscience - what will happen to you tomorrow? Therefore, before everything is too late, let your comrades-in-arms and the students and other political prisoners be released from your jail unconditionally.

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• Dahlak Kebir (Dahlak Islands): detention centre i.e. political prisoners , including deportees from countries such as Egypt, Libya and Malta.

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• n Eritrea and its repressive security agents (nai ezni) are committing all kinds of injustices and abuses against the people of Eritrea, specially, against the political prisoners of conscience. The miserable and cowardly regime through the use of force, is committing all types of human rights violations, while fabricating false accusations built upon a foundation of lies and infamies.

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• There were no confirmed reports of new political prisoners; however, there were numerous reports of political detainees. No information was available on the circumstances of several hundred individuals detained beginning in 2001 for political reasons. Many were perceived to have ties to political dissidents or were believed to have spoken against government actions. Most of these detainees had not

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• Kidame said that the Afeworki regime held thousands of political prisoners, sanctioned torture and rape, and press ganged large numbers of youth into the armed forces. This mass conscription is related to the regime's conflicts with its neighbours. Despite Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi having, as leader of the Tigray Peoles Liberation Front (TPLF), been an ally of the EPLF in the war again

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• ights concernswere raised as part of a regular political dialogue between the EU and the Eritrean government. A number of specific cases were raised, including political prisoners, religious freedoms and freedom of the press. The dialogue also covered areas where there have been positive developments, such as health and education.

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• in our country, Eritrea. But before anything else, please take time to appreciate Abie and Belula for campaigning justice to be served for their father and all political prisoners who’s justice has been denied.

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• ourts. These safeguards do not apply in the special courts. Trials were open to the public but were not heard by a jury; they were heard by a panel of judges. Political Prisoners and Detainees There were no confirmed reports of political prisoners; however, several hundred individuals were detained beginning in 2001 for political reasons. Many were perceived to have ties to political dissidents

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• , military (two levels), and the special court. Furthermore, there are indications that there exists a parallel secret system of extra- judicial sentencing of political prisoners that is not anchored in any laws or presidential decrees. 12 Of particular concern is the Special Court established in 1996. The statute or law for the establishment of the Special Court is not available, and no publish

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• eart of Asmara. THough almost every Eritrean has heard about its existence, almost no one knows about its the exact location. It is a place where most Eritrean political prisoners are tortured on daily bases. reamored

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• service evaders and their family members; executive interference in the judiciary and the use of a special court system to limit due process; the detention of political prisoners and detainees; and infringement of privacy rights. They also included a lack of due process and excessive pretrial detention, and severe limits on freedom of movement and travel for all citizens, residents, and humanitar

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• ndent state would be democratic and rights-adhering lie in tatters. Eritrea has become one of the most closed and repressive states in the world. Thousands of political prisoners are detained in prisons and underground cells; there is no independent civil society; all independent media outlets have been shut down; the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Church is in incommunicado detention; and evan

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• Eiraeiro, Filfil-Selomuna. A 'secret' prison for political prisoners. "at least 62 political prisoners" are held at Eiraeiro; that nine detainees had died as a "result of 'various illnesses, psychological pressure or suicide'." and that three of the deaths were of journalists detained since September 20

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• hell is a reality with a known location. Its address is the infamous Eiraeiro prison in Eritrea, 10 miles north of the capital city Asmara, where 35 high-level political prisoners of the Eritrean regime have been held captive in recent years. Fifteen of these prisoners are known to have died, nine are suffering from serious medical problems and the others are enduring brutal prison conditions. On

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• Amnesty International reports that in 1995 "scores" of political prisoners remained in detention despite the release of 132 people detained since 1991 on suspicion of complicity with the former regime in Ethiopia (1995, 127). Amnesty International further reports that "several suspected government opponents were detained without charge or trial" in 1995 (ibid.).

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• “This silence on the part of the Eritrean authorities is inhumane and intolerable,” Reporters Without Borders said today. “Dozens of political prisoners have disappeared into jails run by the armed forces. They include at least 13 journalists, of whom there has been no word for nearly five years.”

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• erished in Korokon, burned in Barka Lalay, those who were driven to running floods in Omhajer, and many other mass killings. It is to remember and pray for all political prisoners and particularly our comrades like Tekleberhan Wodi Bashai, Woldemariam Bahlbi, and other hero members of our cells who are still suffering in PFDJ dungeons.

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• There were no reports of political prisoners; however, there were numerous reports of persons detained for political reasons (see Section 1.d.).

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• tors are now thought to be held incommunicado in Wengel Mermera investigation centre, the dungeon-like inner prison in Asmara where many of Eritrea’s prominent political prisoners are also believed to be incarcerated. Rev. Naizge’s mother, who was seriously ill at the time of his detention, has since died without being allowed to see her son. The father of Rev. Hagos has also died without seeing h

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• Last month I read the disturbing (though unconfirmed) news of the death of some of the prominent political prisoners, including some members of the G-15 as well as some journalists, among which the name of Yousif was listed.

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• The central prison of the EPLF had 7 units. For example All political prisoners like Menka and Yemine were imprisoned in no 3.

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• night. People who escaped detention reported poor nutrition and starvation rations in most facilities. Medical care is minimal at best. In December 2008, 27 political prisoners, including three journalists arrested in 2001, were moved to the Dahlak archipelago in the Red Sea where prisoners were held in searing heat in subterranean isolation cells. In 2009 four prisoners held in underground

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• ical party webmaster about my article and his refusal to post it. His unintelligent reasoning for not posting my article was, because my article didn’t mention political prisoners of his party in Eritrea. Just like that!! There are a lot of similar instances and I don’t want to take your time and I am sure you had had similar experiences. In conclusion, free independent press and the right to fre

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• ivil servants and business people--were charged with any crime or presented to a court of law by the Eritrean regime. Nor have any of the countless of Eritrean political prisoners who have been arrested before or since that time been brought to a court of law. The family of Taha Mohammed Nur were summoned by government authorities to collect his body and no explanation was given to them—not even

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• e report concludes with Amnesty International's recommendations to the Government of Eritrea to release prisoners of conscience, to try fairly or release other political prisoners, and to bring Eritrea's laws and practices into line with international human rights standards. The international community is urged to support the development of human rights protection and promotion in Eritrea. Amnest

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• ling PFDJ and inaugurating a reformist movement locally known as the G-15. The reformists demanded that the PFDJ cease making arbitrary arrests of hundreds of political prisoners—including those suspected of being “jihad sympathizers.” This open acknowledgment of the many arbitrary arrests and “disappearance” of Muslim citizens, which until then had only been raised by the EIJM and ENA, provided

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• dum on the future status of Eritrea; 3) closure of the American base of Kagnew Station in Asmara; 4) expulsion of Israeli military personnel; 5) release of all political prisoners, and 6) [that Ethiopia should] stop closing schools and industrial establishments in Eritrea.[xliv]

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• m's translation of a testimony provided to Elsa Chyrum, an Eritrean human rights activist. This is part of a series of testimonies she has provided by Eritrean political prisoners who were detained in Gelalo, Dehlak Islands, and Karsheli. It was in mid-July 2001. The committee of university of students were expressing their opposition, legally, to the call of the Ministry of Education that every

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• ent. This year United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay accused the Asmara government of meting out summary executions, torture and detaining thousands of political prisoners. ...

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• tive response from the Eritrean government. This page provides access to resolutions, appeals and letters that have urged the Eritrean President to release all political prisoners or to bring them to justice.

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• Religious and political prisoners were held in harsh conditions amounting to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Many were held in metal shipping containers which were overcrowded, lacked sanitary facilities and were subject to extreme temperatures. Medical treatment was virtually non-existent and prisoners were only taken to hospital when they were almost dying. General Bitwoded Abraha, detai

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• colonels, briefly occupied the Ministry of Information (“Forto”) and forced the director of government television to read a statement demanding the release of political prisoners and implementation of the 1997 constitution. The transmission was cut after a few sentences and the protestors surrendered when other military units failed to deliver expected support. According to credible reports, 60 o

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• Political prisoners are held in numerous built or make-shift prisons throughout the country, mostly secret with access prohibited and not officially designated as prisons. Many of these prisons are underground. They are under the control of the military or the internal security service, including at the main Sawa army base. Some political prisoners are held incommunicado in secret security section

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• The PFDJ regime is also relocating hundreds of non-political prisoners from various detention centers to Adi Abeto prison centre, a prison facility located in the outskirt of the capital city. The rounding ups of youth, collecting list of citizens, and relocating prisoners seem unrelated and unusual. But all are related, and maybe the PFDJ regime is trying to preempt any threat to its power.

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• rean struggle for independence, and for those who lost their lives in the 1998-2000 border conflict with Ethiopia. It is also a commemoration day for all those political prisoners who lost their life in prison or were executed by the Ethiopian regime during the liberation struggle. The same day is also an honour and a day of commemoration for all civilians, who were killed in Asmara during the

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• Amnesty International reports that in 1995 "scores" of political prisoners remained in detention despite the release of 132 people detained since 1991 on suspicion of complicity with the former regime in Ethiopia (1995, 127). Amnesty International further reports that "several suspected government opponents were detained without charge or trial" in 1995 (ibid.).

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• itically motivated disappearances; arbitrary arrest and detention, including of national service evaders; executive interference in the judiciary; detention of political prisoners and detainees; lack of due process and excessive pretrial detention; infringement of privacy rights; restrictions on academic freedom and cultural events; and limits on freedom of movement and travel. Abuse and discrimin

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• journalists. Haile Woldetensae, the former foreign minister, was still alive but alleged to have been blinded. Habtemariam reported the following deaths of political prisoners among the group of 35 high-ranking government officials and journalists. In June 2009 Germano Nati, former administrator of Southern Red Sea Region, died of unknown causes. In 2004 the former administrator of Soron

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• ginning to emerge despite the government's secrecy, intimidation, security control and restriction of investigative access to the country. The secrecy in which political prisoners are detained, to the extent that virtually all are detained incommunicado and have effectively "disappeared", makes them particularly vulnerable to torture and ill-treatment, and at severe risk to their physical integrit

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• Yesterday brought together forty-exile Eritreans on Järvafältet to demonstrate against the Eritrean government. - Dawit Isaak and other political prisoners have been deprived of their liberty and we can not just watch, "said Hassan Said, 25.

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• ep. Unfortunately, it wouldn't take him a split of a second to feel that Eritrea is still under the colonialist yoke of Ethiopia. He would see untold number of political prisoners perhaps some of his own comrades in arm languishing in untold number of prisons. He would see members of mass organizations imprisoned or disappeared. He would see many Eritreans living in the refugee camps in the Sudan

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• m's translation of a testimony provided to Elsa Chyrum, an Eritrean human rights activist. This is part of a series of testimonies she has provided by Eritrean political prisoners who were detained in Gelalo, Dehlak Islands, and Karsheli.

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• There were no reports of political prisoners; however, there were numerous reports of persons detained for political reasons (see Section 1.d.).

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• i Has the Worst, and One-of-its-kind Prison System. Here are some of the rules that govern PFDJ's prison system and the way the PFDJ/EPLF deals with its many political prisoners, prison guards, families of political prisoners, and Amnesty International:

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• ystem to control the population. Religious minorities faced particular pressure from the authorities, who continued to use a pliant judicial system to detain political prisoners indefinitely. Meanwhile, Eritrea defied a UN Security Council resolution instructing it to withdraw its troops from the disputed border with Djibouti following clashes between the two countries’ armies in 2008.” [9a]

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• President Isayas Afewerki has always denied there are any political prisoners, calling the detainees "traitors."

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• ruin to the country. Conditions are worsening dramatically. Since the 2001 crackdown that ended a brief period of public debate, jails have been filled with political prisoners and critics, reli- gious dissidents, journalists, draft evaders and failed es- capees. Isaias uses the stando ff with Ethiopia to justify severe internal discipline and military adventures across the region. Ethiopia h

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• media, then rounded up its opponents and critics and silenced them by incarcerating them in 'secret' prisons. Amnesty International estimates several thousand political prisoners are languishing incommunicado in detention. The crackdown on churches began in May 2002 when the government closed and banned all but three state- sanctioned denominations: Eritrean Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran. Toda

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• d many valuable history from him too. These following list of prisoners' names is derived from an Amhric book called Ye Tarik Deset. Timing is pre 1900.political prisoners of the Eritrean eli tes too dangerous for the Italians to freely administrate Eritrea. The names found ar e 1 Kentiba Nasheh W Mikel, Hamassien 2, Kentiba Hagos 3, Kentiba Medhin

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• Some times in 1999, there was a widely spread rumor in town that many political prisoners will be released on the occasion of the New Year and the beginning of the new century, 2000. Secretaries in office of the president, some journalists in the ministry information and other officials said that the president would pardon and free the prisoners. The joy in the faces of the families of the missing

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• Eritreans, human rights advocates appeal for release of over 40,000 political prisoners Addis Ababa, August 30, 2006 (WIC) - Eritreans and human rights advocates in Europe and America appealed for the respect of human rights in Eritrea and the release of more than 40,000 political prisoners detained in unspecified places by the dictatorial regime. Following a ''March of freedom'' from New York

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• During the year under report numerous political prisoners without accusation or legal proceedings were taken in safekeeping. More than 100 in the previous years arrested political prisoners sat also further without accusation or legal proceedings in the detention in. Numerous since 1991 persons in safekeeping were condemned after unfair and legal proceedings held under exclusion of the public to i

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• n farms and businesses owned by military and civilian elites. They are paid wages insufficient to meet the basic needs of those with families. Thousands of political prisoners and others who violated the terms of their national service by deserting or attempting to desert languish indefinitely in overcrowded detention centers, including underground cells and shipping containers, exposed to b

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• It can be said that there is no one who does not know that the political prisoners at Carsheli, like other Eritreans who are enduring suffering in the hands of the cruel PFDJ, are going through this pain after being arrested but without receiving a verdict or a legal process. But there are brutalities that the people are not aware of. And that is this: in a manner reminiscent of the Gestapo’s tort

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• ind of open-air prison guarded by an ultra-nationalist sole party which sees the least democratic claim as a threat to national security. Among the hundreds of political prisoners, at least 13 journalists have just spent their sixth year in jail. Three of them may well have died as a result of conditions reminiscent of a penal colony.

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• But a report from Amnesty International claims: "Torture, arbitrary detention, disappearances and ill-treatment of political prisoners have become entrenched," adding that in the past year there had been "an upsurge of religious persecution". The government officially sanctions only four religions.

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• he crackdown two-and- a-half years ago on peaceful dissent and calls for democratic reform, torture, arbitrary detention, "disappearances" and ill-treatment of political prisoners have become entrenched in Eritrea, Amnesty International said today in a new report, Eritrea:' You have no right to ask' - Government resists scrutiny on human rights......

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• the Eritrean regime to free all prisoners of conscience. I also appeal to all UN Member States and Organization to take the following steps to assist political prisoners and their family members: · To put diplomatic pressure to Eritrea to abide by international rules. · To make aid funds conditional on the state of human rights in Eritrea. · Adopt a

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• t using vulgar expressions, threatening them and promising tougher measures against what he called "the impolite". He went mad when asked about the fate of the political prisoners and how long they will be kept in jail without a trial. Alamin responded, "we will jail, I say this to you frankly, anybody who is impolite, we will jail him and there is no forgiveness, we will not make it public and we

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• hab’s father the honorary Abboy Tesfazion was a great patriot in his own right. He challenged the Ethiopian Parliament by demanding that the amnesty to release political prisoners should also include Eritreans. When his motion was rejected, all members from Eritrea resigned enmasse. This triggered the closure of the Emperor’s last parliament and later the downfall and demise of the Ethiopian Imper

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• , he was a director within the Ministry of Labor. Regardless of what you believe about “education in mother tongue”, it is important to note that, like all the political prisoners of Eritrea, Idris Aba Arre hasn’t been charged with anything and is being held (16 months now) incommunicato.

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• e to the influx of huge number of refugees from Eritrea. At least the Diaspora supporters could have asked the PFDJ to stop the forced labour and bring all the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience to court. When ERA became financially strong and became the favourite of many charity organisations Mary extended her work to help asylum seekers from various countries. She helped the Kurd

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• esident, ask your conscience - what will happen to you tomorrow? Therefore, before everything is too late, let your comrades-in-arms and the students and other political prisoners be released from your jail unconditionally.

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• erished in Korokon, burned in Barka Lalay, those who were driven to running floods in Omhajer, and many other mass killings. It is to remember and pray for all political prisoners and particularly our comrades like Tekleberhan Wodi Bashai, Woldemariam Bahlbi, and other hero members of our cells who are still suffering in PFDJ dungeons.

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• The secretive Red Sea nation currently has up to ten thousand political prisoners languishing in the country’s secret detention facilities, including in underground prisons and shipping containers.

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• e report concludes with Amnesty International’s recommendations to the Government of Eritrea to release prisoners of conscience, to try fairly or release other political prisoners, and to bring Eritrea’s laws and practices into line with international human rights standards. The international community is urged to support the development of human rights protection and promotion in Eritrea. Amnest

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• The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights wrote to President Isayas asking for the release of political prisoners. The letter stated that incommunicado detentions without trial and violated the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

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• horrific experience he went through, one would have expected Seyoum to be a man who would tirelessly crusade for justice and freedom and champion the cause of political prisoners. But, not surprisingly, he reverted to his earlier selfish state of only looking out for himself and his interests; even if that meant being on the wrong side of justice and history. Seyoum had shamelessly sold his human

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• Pillay told the U.N. Human Rights Council there were between 5,000 and 10,000 political prisoners in the secretive African nation of some 6 million people which has been ruled by a single party and president since independence from Ethiopia in 1993.

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• There were no reports of political prisoners; however, there were numerous reports of persons detained for political reasons (see section 1.d.). Property Restitution

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• ly controlled by the government and the country is now a police state, where people fear talking politics in public. Asmara University has been closed down and political prisoners number in the hundreds. Senait who joined Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) in 1976 , worked as a barefoot doctor until 1978. From 1978 to 1991 she was a member of the EPLF’s cultural troupe and after 1991 she

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• 5. The Eritrean police are utterly uninformed about any political prisoners and other prisoners of conscience in the country. They don?t even have control over the so-called economic/corruption cases. Both categories are usually held in secret jails and unofficial detention centres all over Eritrea. If and when such prisoners need to be kept in one of the formal prisons, or need to be temporarily

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• However, students were blatantly intimidated on such occasions by the irresponsible reply given to their questions. They were pressurised to condemn scores of political prisoners and reformers arbitrarily detained by the regime in power. Regrettably, the funds of the program were also politicised and used as an effective means of retaliation against dissent, that being a major factor for many stu

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