By Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion, In Tancred, Benjamin Disraeli tells us how “[t]he East is a career.” Eritreans may be forgiven for thinking that likewise, for many mainstream analysts and experts, “Eritrea is a career.” Earlier this year a story on polygamy being mandatory in Eritrea was widely circulated across international media, and this week, an […]
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By E Abraham, Ever wondered why some global events become instant hits and turn into massive international news headlines while others, even if you thought they were equally worthy, would just fizzle out as quickly as a summer cloud. Who decides on which stories get to make it to the news headlines and which ones […]
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By Africa Today, WITH headlines describing Eritrea as brutal regime that the world keeps ignoring, the western media is responding to a UN inquiry that concludes the Eritrean government may be subjecting its citizens to “crimes against humanity”. This contradicts British Guidance that considers Eritrea safe for migrants to return to after leaving illegally.
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By Sophia Tesfamariam, IT WOULD not be an exaggeration to state that has been an orchestrated media campaign accompanying the release of the report on 8 June 2015 by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Eritrea. Almost immediately after its release, the western media and its tenacled networks produced scathing headlines and “cut and paste” […]
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