Lampedusa Tragedy Survivors raise Questions that needs Serious Investigation

By Concerned Eritreans from Lampedusa, While the important task of identifying the bodies and repatriating the remains to their homeland for a final resting place is at the forefront of all the efforts exerted by the families of the victims of the Lampedusa boat tragedy, important questions are being raised by the survivors that will […]

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Lampedusa Tragedy: A case against President Obama?

By TesfaNews, Last week, a boat carrying mostly Eritreans capsized off the cost of Italian Island of Lampedusa and claimed hundreds of Eritrean lives. Following the tragedy, the Eritrean Government issued a statement holding the U.S. government, corroborated by concrete evidence, primarily responsible for the gross loss of human life. 

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Italy to Hold State Funeral for Lampedusa Victims, Eritrea Objects

Why do Italy want to play politics over the coffins of our dead nationals by granting full posthumous citizenship while criminalizing and deporting the survivors? Is it a preemptive measure to deny the right to return of the bodies back to Eritrea for proper burial? By BBC, Italy will hold a state funeral for the victims of […]

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Opinion: UN Primarily Responsible for the Lampedusa Tragedy

By Hossana Solomon, In the wake of this tragedy, finger pointing has started to blame this or that party for the cause of the tragedy. The world body UN blames human traffickers who were paid to transport the victims as the responsible party. The Eritrean “opposition” groups have field blaming the Eritrean Government as culprit, […]

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Slavery or Sex Worker: Ethiopian Survivors Only Choice in Yemen (VIDEO)

By YemenPost, A couple of months ago, an investigation conducted by a right group based in Yemen, Al-Wethaq, revealed that two years in its post revolution era Yemen is still home to hundreds of slaves. In all three provinces, slave markets are being operated by human traffickers and smugglers. Most incredibly, deeds of ownership are exchanged between […]

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