BY ALEM FISSHATZION Martin Schibbye wrote a very confusing and difficult-to-follow article on 25th March 2018. The article was posted on his own website “Blankspot” and was in Swedish. The article was supposed to be a coverage on Eritrea with the very ambiguous title: “Will the president’s cows prove to be decisive factor in Eritrea’s […]
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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 […]
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BY MARTIN SCHIBBYE * Today, Dawit Isaak imprisoned for 16 years and the debate has raged since he was arrested on the best strategy to get him free. I was in Eritrea last year with a special journalist’s visa to Asmara and was able to notice a greater openness towards journalists and got answers to […]
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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. […]
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By Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye and Photographer Johan Persson have traveled to Eritrea in April 2016 to explore the truth about Eritrea, the people and its leaders. This is the second part story in a series of three reportage from Eritrea. The other two parts can be found here. Nine […]
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By Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye and Photographer Johan Persson have traveled to Eritrea in April 2016 to explore the truth about Eritrea, the people and its leaders. This is the second part story in a series of three reportage from Eritrea. The other two parts can be found here. (… […]
Continue ReadingSwede to present evidence to Swedish International Public Prosecution Office and War Crimes Commission against Ethiopia By Aftonbladet Kultur, Although Ethiopia is not in the International Criminal Court (ICC), the country can now be possibly face trial for crimes under international law, thanks to Sweden.
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, The Ethiopian government, once again, found itself embarrassed in front of the whole world after the unedited raw video material it staged to use as evidence against two Swedish journalists with terrorism charges has landed at the hands of a Swedish Television Network – SVT. Journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye risked to enter the […]
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