A Review – Eritrea in 2017 (Part I)

BY MELA GHEBREMEDHIN | SHABAIT What a year it has been for the world and for Eritrea also. The country has gone through a year of challenges and successes. Stronger diplomatic ties have been registered. New economic agreements have been signed. The capital city, Asmara, entered the UNESCO World Heritage list. Financial reform continues and […]

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YPFDJ Holland Claim €180,000 from Veldhoven Municipality: Lawyer

BY MANON VAN DEN DREKEL * The organizers of the forbidden Eritrean Youth Conference last month wants the costs incurred on the municipality of Veldhoven. That amounts to at least 180,000 euros, declares their lawyer. The Mayor of Veldhoven cancels the meeting after a disturbance among protesters had taken place around the Koningshof conference center.

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Mirjam van Reisen and Martin Plaut: Incubators of Terror

BY HAILEAB LUUL TESFAI When a highly-motivated group of young Eritreans, organized by YPFDJ were gathering for an annual conference from across Europe with a youthful fervour and a sense of duty to themselves, their respective communities and the motherland, they came across an unpleasant surprise stashed in an Easter basket, not of the M […]

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ኣብ ብርሃን ኮይኑ: ጸልማት ፈጢሩ ዝሕባእ ተጻባኢ: ካብ ዓይኒ ንስሪ ከምልጥ ተኽእሎ የብሉን! (2ይ ክፋል)

“ምክትል ሚኒስተር ክብሮም ዳፍላ ??” ሕጋዊ ተሓታትነትን፥ ምምንዛዕ መንበሪ ወረቐት ስደተኛነትን ብ ዘርኣይ ሰሎሞን፡ ተጻብኦታት ኣብ ልዕሊ ኤርትራዊ ሃገራዊ ክውንንውትን፡ ሃገራዊ ሓርበኛዊ ሉኡላዊ መንነትን፡ ቀጻሊ ኢዩ ዘሎ። ሰንሰለታት ናይ`ቲ ውሽጣውን ግዳማውን ተጻብኦታት ግን፡ ንህዝብን ሃገርን ኤርትራ፡ ካብ`ቲ ክበጽሖ ዝደሊ ሽቶን ዕላማን ክዓግት ዝኽእል፡ ግዙፍ ይኹን ደቂቕ በሕየ ዝብል ረቂቕ ሓይሊ ግን፡ ተሰኒፉ ክርኽሞሽ እንተዘይኮይኑ፡ ስድሪ`ውን […]

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CECCO Condemns the Actions of the Mayor of Veldhoven

BY CECCO The Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) condemns the unlawful and politically motivated actions of Mr. Jack Mikkers, Mayor of Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Mr. Mikkers decided to abruptly cancel the 13th European Conference of the Young People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (YPFDJ) on the weekend of the 15th of April […]

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Statement: 13th YPFDJ Conference in Holland

BY YPFDJ ORGANISING COMMITTEE The 13th YPFDJ conference convened on Thursday 13 April 2017 after a full year of preparation and organisation to hold its 13th annual consecutive youth conference in the city of Veldhoven, in the Netherlands. The conference had workshops designed to help youth discuss and debate European and global issues, learn from […]

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Reflection on Meseret Bahlbi vs Mirjam van Reisen: A New Platform

By Temesgen Tesfamariam, It was last week that I saw the epic court case of Meseret Bahlbi vs Prof. Mirjam van Reisen. It was historic event for it is elevating the global struggle of Eritrean diaspora into a stage never before was imaginable. Its transformational virtue outweighs the immediate value of the verdict. In light […]

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