Dawit Isaak Archives

Eritrea: ‘Swedish Citizenship Does Not Confer any Special Privileges’

November 27, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

‘Dawit Isaak’s alleged crimes are not his journalism, or his views – but his association with the G-15 opposition group’ BY MARTIN SCHIBBYE | BLANK SPOT * New signs of life from Asmara. In an interview with Martin Schibbye, the Eritrean Minister of Information believes that a solution to the issue of Dawit Isaak must also […]

Sweden – Eritrea Relations: Who’ll Break the Deadlock?

September 29, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ALEM FISSHATZION I was somewhat grossly surprised albeit happy to read an article by Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye on TesfaNews on Tuesday 26 September. The element of surprise was that not only was the article posted by a veteran Swedish journalist but that it was advocating a change in Sweden’s approach to her bilateral […]

EU Parliament ‘Demands’ Release of Dawit Isaak

July 7, 2017TesfaNews107 Comments

BY RADIO SWEDEN Based on requests made by the Swedish government, the European Parliament on Thursday voted through a resolution calling for the immediate release of Dawit Isaak, the Swedish journalist who has been imprisoned without trial in Eritrea for more than 15 years.

Eritrea – Sweden: A Call to Action

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016TesfaNews111 Comments

The debate in Sweden has long revolved around whether the ”quiet diplomacy” works in foreign relations, or if Sweden needs to put its foot down. The journalist Martin Schibbye, who recently spent some time in Eritrea, believes that the issue of Dawit Isaak’s freedom is too important to just leave in the hands of politicians. […]

Vociferous Enemy of Swedish – Eritrean Community

September 9, 2014September 27, 2016TesfaNews39 Comments

By Alem Fisshatzion, It is with deep remorse and regret that the Eritrean community in Sweden learnt of the shocking and unjustified announcement that the Swedish government declared Tekle Menghistu, first secretary at the Eritrean diplomatic mission in Stockholm persona non grata and subsequently deported him. The Swedish Foreign Office admits the authenticity of the event […]

Dawit Isaak Children Criticize ‘Free Dawit’ Campaign

October 20, 2011September 27, 2016TesfaNews2 Comments

By Rebecca Martin, The children of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, jailed in Eritrea since 2001, think that it is the massive Free Dawit campaign that has made the release of their father impossible. “We want everyone to know that we are not a part of the campaign and never will be. They pretend we are […]