Category: Awate Team
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AlBashir Sticks Out His Tongue At The ICC
AlBashir was not the only one, South Africa also stuck its tongue out at the ICC, so did many African leaders, including dictators who naturally want to see the ICC close shop. On Saturday, AlBashir had arrived in South Africa to attend the African Union summit; the summit concluded on Monday. The moment he arrived,
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San Francisco: A Rally For People vs A Rally For Propaganda (Archive)
Thirteen years ago, as the Bay Area Eritreans were preparing for a rally in San Francisco for June 1, 2002, on May 28, 2002, The Pencil carried the following editorial which is being republished on the occasion of the demonstration that is planned for May 18, 2015. We encourage everyone to join the San Francisco
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Eritrea 2015: Isaias Afwerki & His Musical Chair
(UPDATED May 4, 2015) The last time Eritrea’s ruling (and sole legal) party had an organizational congress was in February 1994, over twenty-one years ago. This is remarkable even by its own low standards: During the full-fledged War of Independence, 10 years passed between its first congress in 1977 and second congress in 1987, and
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Just A Crack: Saudi Door Opened For Isaias
“Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who is currently visiting Saudi Arabia held talks with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King […]. The talks dealt with general events in the region and the position of the two countries, in addition to prospects of joint cooperation and enhancing them in all fields.” . “The Custodian of
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Archives: What Would Isaias Do? Peaceful Or Violent Struggle?
The following was published in June 14, 2007 under the title “What Would Isaias Do?” Since then, the issues that kept the Eritrean opposition busy has remained the: the same debates on topics that prevents Eritreans from focusing on the real task of removing the tyranny ruling Eritrea. Unfortunately, the “new opposition” that was supposed
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AT Presents The PFDJ’s Brainwashing Manual (Archives)
PFDJ’S BRAINWASHING MANUAL was first Presented by The Awate Team on Feb. 27, 2001 and again on Nov. 13, 2003, It is being presented one more time to help the concerned reflect and see what has changed. [AT March 30, 2015] Early this year, (2001) while the Woyane army was still occupying Eritrean territory and
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Isaias Wants A Bigger Role In The Yemeni Crisis
As many observers expected, the Yemeni crisis that has been brewing for many years has finally reached its peak. The Arab Spring phenomena that spread to most Arab countries had reached Yemen in 2011. Popular uprising culminated in the overthrow of the Yemeni strongman, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yemen remained unstable due to the unrest that
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Congratulating “Stuttering Yemane Gebremeskel”
If he doesn’t change his mind, it seems Isaias Afwerki has finally appointed a minister of information, a position that remained vacant since Ali Abdu, the previous minister, abandoned the PFDJ regime over two years ago. Yemane “Charlie” Gebremeskel was the director of the office of the president, a position he held for as long
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Awate 2020: Project Survey
Introducing Awate 2020 Project Project end date: June 10, 2015 Dear all, As you all know, awate.on-forge.com is in its fifteenth year of uninterrupted service in the struggle for the betterment of Eritrea. Over the years, we have accumulated experience, goodwill, and morale equity. At this juncture of our history, we are determined to steer
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Support Awate.com To Be Institutionalized
Dear Friends of awate.on-forge.com, PLEASE SHARE THIS APPEAL IN YOUR CIRCLES Your support donation can be facilitated through the following means: 1. Credit and Debit Cards Click the PAYPAL “Support awate.on-forge.com” icon and it will take you to the support page. All payments are processed through Paypal. Your support will appear on your bank statement as
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Ethiopia: The Seven Sleepers Of Ephesus Are Eight
The exact number of PFDJ members who have been calcified since the end of the 1980s is not known but there are a few of them. In fact their leader has turned into a pillar of salt. The EPRDF is in a relatively better position, because it introduced an honorable exit for many of its
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HSBC: The Swiss Cave Of Ali Baba
Wikileaks. Snowden. Falciani List. What does the exposure of the leaked Falciani list mean to the common person? Probably nothing much to the major victims of foisted poverty. As for the disciples of Ali Baba, perhaps a little regret for not being more careful, but certainly not shame because they’re insolent. Beginning in 2006, the
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Houthi Rule In Yemen: USA Closes Its Embassy In Sana’a
It was a foreseen incident. Forces that chant Death To America finally end up encircling the USA embassy. Yesterday the Houthis did just that. Reports indicated that the American Embassy will shut and the ambassador is reportedly leaving Sanaa. The crisis that has been brewing in Yemen has reached its ebb. Disturbance and absence of
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Chronology of Eritrean Struggle Era Organizations: 1961-2007
This chart was first published on March 4, 2007: To place the current split-merger-split phenomenon in its historical context, we began researching the preparation of this chart in 2003. It is an ongoing project which we hope someday will appear in a book format so that a narrative can explain each box, each arrow and each
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Isaias’ Trade Off: Military Drill As Crops Perish
On the occasion of the year end, yesterday Isaias Afwerki gave a two-hour interview to the government owned Eri-TV. As usual, he blamed conspirators for wanting to hinder his government’s endeavor in the development of the country. He said, “…for 15 years we didn’t face a military attack only, but also economic, diplomatic, political and defamation,
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Archives: The Eritrean Push Factor In South Africa
Why are Eritreans leaving their country? To most observers the reasons are clear but a few might not understand why many Eritreans do not return to their country once they leave. Today we present two archive posts as reminders of the push factor that has been active for a very long time in Eritrea, most
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Support Your Website awate.on-forge.com
This is an appeal that appeared in June of this year; it’s being republished again since last week and will continue to appear on top every week.. Dear Friends of awate.on-forge.com, It would be nice to have a deep pocketed sponsor to fund your activities. If we had one we wouldn’t solicit your help publicly.
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Eritrea’s Compulsory “National Service”: 18 and Life
On November 23rd, Tesfa News website reported that the charge d’affairs of the Eritrean embassy to the United States, Mr. Berhane Gebrehiwet, had told a gathering of Eritreans from the United States that Eritrea’s compulsory national service, where Eritreans have been pressed for military and “national development” service for over a decade, would be restored to its original
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Nevsun’s Militarized Commerce And Slave Labor In Eritrea
In a response to a Bloomberg News report that QKR Corporation was in talks with Nevsun and close to making a $1-billion bid, on Nov. 20, 2014, Nevsun disclosed that it “recently received from various parties expressions of interest on a potential corporate transaction“. It added, “Nevsun does not intend to comment further on potential
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A Sea Of Longing: A Gift To All Mothers
This moving rababa song which is performed by the Sudanese artist Mohammed Jubara, was, “Initially written by the poet and musician AlSir Osman AlTayeb in a form of a letter to his mother who lived in the North of Sudan, while he lived far away in Khartoum! When his friend Mohammed Jubara read the poetic