Eritrean Migrants Archives

New Israeli Bill Seeks to Expel Eritrean Migrants

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY i24NEWS A new bill was introduced to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Wednesday, seeking to expel Eritrean migrants.

UNODC Trained Eritrean Police on Countering Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants

July 6, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY UNODC The UN Office on Drug and Crime(UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA), together with the Government of Eritrea, recently presented the first training for 30 law enforcement officials in Eritrea on Countering Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.

Swiss: There Exists Better Knowledge on the Situation in Eritrea

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY TESFANEWS * Switzerland is trying to expel as many as 3,200 “Eritreans” whose requests for asylum have been rejected years ago and receive provisional admission from the government ever since. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) announced that the government starts issuing letters to these Eritreans [including other national who falsely claim Eritrean] to […]

Al Jazeera: Preserving a Lucrative Anti- Eritrea Cottage Industry in Decline

March 10, 2018July 31, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Al Jazeera’s vile accusations against members of the Eritrean Diaspora, without providing any verifiable evidence to support its allegations, only undermines the network’s credibility. BY SOPHIA TESFAMARIAM | SHABAIT In a recent article, Al Jazeera, quoting two notorious individuals with close ties to the regime in Ethiopia, accused members of the Eritrean Diaspora of being […]

Five Migrants Shot in Huge Calais Brawl Between Afghan and Eritrean Gangs

February 2, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Eight migrants shot in Calais with four fighting for their lives during a fight between Afghan and Eritrean rival gangs BY AFP Five migrants were shot during a giant brawl in Calais, leaving four fighting for their lives Friday in what the French government called an “unbearable” escalation of violence in a port that serves […]

Eritrean President Criticizes Israel’s Migrant Deportation Plan

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

‘Eritreans who wish to return from Israel have every right to do so’ – President Afwerki BY ASSOCIATED PRESS In an interview, Eritrea’s president has expressed his displeasure with Israel’s plan to deport tens of thousands of African migrants, saying they deserve far more than the $3,500 they were offered to leave. President Isaias Afwerki’s […]

African Migrants Given 3 Months to Leave Israel or Face Jail

January 3, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Israeli government calls on migrants from Sudan and Eritrea to ‘leave to their country or a third country’, offering $3,500 to those who depart by April, and prison to those who refuse BY TESFANEWS * The Israeli government has ordered thousands of African refugees and migrants to leave the country within three months or face […]

Swiss Resumed Cooperation Projects in Eritrea

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY FDFA Having withdrawn from the country over ten years ago, the SDC has now resumed support for cooperation projects in Eritrea. In October 2017, it began supporting two vocational projects in a pilot phase scheduled to run until the end of 2019.