Filipino Fishermen in Saudi Arabia told to Avoid Eritrean Waters

By The Filipino Times, Filipino fishermen based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA have been warned against crossing into Eritrean waters, and becoming victims of piracy and detention. The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-profit organization that assists distressed migrant workers, issued the warning while welcoming home nine Filipino fishermen who were deported […]

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Eritrea: Nine Filipino Fishermen Freed

By TesfaNews, The nine Filipino fishermen who had been detained for nine months on grounds of illegally entering into Eritrean waters finally got their freedom and arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday (19). The filipinos alleged they were working as fishermen for a Saudi company and said their fishing boat strayed into Eritrean waters and […]

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The Case of Nine Filipino Fishermen, and Its Message

By Yosief Abraham Z., Various Media outlets of Philippines are thundering the case of the 9 Filipino fishermen who are under the control of the Eritrean coast guards. According to Philstar, the nine fishermen came from Saudi Arabia and unwittingly crossed the boundary of the Eritrean Maritime territories. And without denying the incident happened from […]

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We’ll Treat Eritrean Fishermen Like they Treat Ours: Yemeni Fisheries Minister

No harm will come to Yemeni fishermen if they stayed within their territorial waters. By Samar Qaed, Thirteen months ago, brothers Saeed and Abdu Antar woke up early one morning to go fishing. Their mother was expecting them home for lunch after their trip to the fish market to sell what they had caught, but […]

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