Eritrea Intrigued by Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed’s Action

BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Mr. Ahmed Shaheed Special Rapporteur Freedom of Religion or Belief Genève Dear Mr. Shaheed I refer to a rather curious communication (Ref. AL ERI 2/2017) that was sent to me jointly by your good selves on 17 January last month. Let me first dwell briefly on the incident. On the […]

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German TV Channel ZDF Retracts False Eritrea Protest Story

BY RAY JA FRASER | SHABAIT After nearly two months, the German public television and news outlet Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) has withdrawn its report of the October 31st, 2017 small Asmara protest. Notably, the original report, which was retracted and not simply corrected (a significant difference), was strewn with innumerable fabrications and easily demonstrable […]

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Eritrea: The Politics of Religion

Any activity that aims to foment turmoil and terrorism in the name of religion – whether in its Christian or Islamic variant; fundamentalist or “moderate” facade, shall not be tolerated. BY SHABAIT | EDITORIAL The scourge of terrorism perpetrated under the mantle of religion; the upheavals, huge loss of life and destruction of property that […]

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