Category: Gedab News
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Aljazeera: Family Says Colonel Abdurahman Mahmoud Jasser’s Death Mysterious
The Eritrean government’s official website disclosed on Saturday that Colonel Abdurahman Mahmoud Jasser had died on February 2nd “following his recent sickness” and that he would be buried in the “Martyr’s Cemetery” on Sunday. The government passed its condolences to “the family members and friends”. Now, family members are saying that his death is a
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Iranian Defector Says Al Quds Leader Met With Isaias Afwerki
An Iranian translator who recently defected to the West says that Qassim Suleymani, the leader of Iran’s paramilitary force, Al Quds, met with Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki on May 20, 1998. According to the translator, Ahmed Hashemi, the discussions between Qassim Suleymani and Isaias Afwerki–which was also attended by Iran’s Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki–centered on
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Omar Al Beshir Visits Isaias Afwerki
Sudan’s President, Omar Al Bashir, paid a visit to Isaias Afwerki in Asmara today. Accompanying Al Bashir were Sudan’s Defense Minister and Intelligence Chief. Isaias Afwerki, as usual, broke with protocol and was not accompanied by his defense minister or chief of intelligence. The “working visit” lasted a day and Al Bashir returned back to
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“Tesfai Germen” (wink, wink) explains the motivation of the January 21 “conspiracy”
Alenalki interrupts its usual programming of concert promotion to provide an article by Tesfai Germen. After providing background to Eritrea’s history of the 1940s, where he corrupts the goals Abdulkader Kebire and Woldeab Woldemariam by recalling only their patriotism and disregarding their demand for liberty and justice, “Tesfai Germen” (who is just an ordinary Eritrean
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Eritreans In London Rally, Shut Down Traffic
On February 1, for the second time in a week, Eritreans in the UK staged a rally in front of the Eritrean embassy to demand immediate change in Eritrea: the resignation of Isaias Afwerki and the replacement of rule by autocracy by rule of law.
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Eritreans In Israel Protest Outside Eritrean Embassy
Around 150 Eritrean asylum seekers protested outside the Eritrean embassy in Ramat Gan on Friday morning, in a show of solidarity with Eritrean political prisoners and a group of army officers who staged a failed coup in Asmara last month. Speaking in English, asylum seeker Isayas Teklebrhan gave a speech calling for “the immediate resignation
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Human Rights Watch 2013 Report: Eritrea
Eritrea is one of the world’s most repressive and closed countries. The government of President Isaias Afewerki has effectively banned the independent press. Journalists languish in detention, as do officials who question Isaias’s leadership; many have died in jail. No civil society organizations are allowed to exist. Arbitrary arrest of citizens is rampant, and torture
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2013
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Eritreans In Berlin: No We Won’t Be Silent
January 30.
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In Solidarity With January 21 Uprising: Milano
Eritreans in Porta Venezia answer the question: what do you call an Eritrean who doesn’t feel the pain of other Eritreans?
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Dejen DC: Forto 2013 – Updated
Eritreans for constitutional governance and democracy demonstrate outside the Eritrean Embassy in Washington, DC. The Eritrean Embassy spokesperson, Freweini Abraham, overreacts (just a tad) and describes the peaceful attempt of peaceful people to ask for peaceful change in Eritrea as if it was somebody attacking Dejen DC. Read her instant classic below: 29 January 2013
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More Arrests Confirmed
The Eritrean regime has arrested Suleiman Hajj and Jaber Dere’e. Suleiman Hajj was the mayor of the city of Mendefera, and the deputy to the regional administrator of the South Zone (“Zoba Debub”), Mustapha Nurhussein. Mustapha, along with Abdella Jaber, who was the Director of Organizational Affairs for the ruling party, PFDJ, was arrested last
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Expressen Gets Its Wrong
By: saay The online edition of Swedish newspaper Expressen has an article with the heading (in Swedish) “Ministern bekräftar: Har lämnat regimen”. Google translate assures me that this means “Minister confirms: Has left the regime.” The article carries the byline of “Kassem Hamadé” who says that he got all this information (“world exclusive interview”) from
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No, Sunridge CEO Michael Hopley Is Not A “Useful Idiot”
In political jargon, “useful idiot” is a pejorative term for people perceived as propagandists for a cause whose goals they do not understand, and who are used cynically by the leaders of the cause. That’s the wikipedia definition of “useful idiot” which is always attributed to VI Lenin. But Sunridge Gold Corp CEO, Michael Hopley,
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Aljazeera Interviews “May 24 Youth Movement” Rep
Following up on the occupation of the Eritrean embassy in Egypt, Al Jazeera (Arabic) had a brief interview with a representative (Hamed Al Ajab) of the “May 24th Youth Movement”, which is based in Cairo, Egypt. After the Aljazeera journalist gave an introduction to the events of January 21 and the demands of those who
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Ciao Roma: Eritreans In Italy Occupy Eritrean Embassy
Eritreans for change have been paying a visit to Eritrean embassies…and not to pay the mandatory 2% but to demand change in the way Eritrea is being governed. Topping their list for change is the resignation of self-declared president, Isaias Afwerki, the release of political prisoners, and replacement of rule by man with rule of
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Egypt Answers The Call: Forto 2013
The “May 24th Movement”, Eritrean youth calling for freedom and democracy in Eritrea, stormed the Eritrean embassy in Cairo, Egypt. A statement from May 24th on the “Eritreans For Action” and “Eritrean Youth for Solidary and Change” pages reads: May24 youth movement are conducting a demo now from 7am cairo time, inside the Eritrean embassy
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Forto 2013 – Sweden – Eritrean Demonstration
Eritreans for democracy and human rights demonstrate in front of the Eritrean embassy in Stockholm on January 25, 2013.
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January 21: As Told By Official Isaias Afwerki Apologists
On January 28, a representative from the pro-Isaias regime “Eritrean community” in the US made the following “official” announcement at a Paltalk room (Eritrean unity worldwide-EPLF 1). What follows is a summary of the 9-minute audio presentation in Tigrinya. Words in brackets are ours. 1. On January 21, at 10:00 am the Ministry of Information
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UNHCR Calls For Help To Stop Abduction In East Sudan
On January 25, briefing reporters from the Palais des Nations in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming described the dire circumstances in the Shegerab refugee camp of Eastern Sudan, which hosts tens of thousands of refugees, and the “rising incidents of abductions and disappearances of mainly Eritrean refugees.” UNHCR reports that the disappearances from the camp