During the long years of struggle Eritrea was blessed with internationalist support, political parties, film makers, researchers, academicians, trade and student unions, anti-colonial and human rights activists etc. One of the many supporters was Professor Lionel Cliffe. Lionel Cliffe’s contribution to Eritrean was outstanding. For several years he made several visits to the liberated area of Eritrea studying emergency aid and development needs/projects. Such assessments were essential for funding from International NGOs. It has to be remembered that Eritrean Relief Association had the reputation of being the darling of humanitarian organisation for its extensive network all over the world and its efficiency as the donor agencies see the aids are implemented to the full. Read more
Lampedusa, Italy--- Italian naval vessels (Guardia di finanza, Guardia Costiera) patrolling the Mediterranean Sea today reported they rescued a refugee boat carrying yet another batch of about 150 Eritrean Refugees and brought them to land safely. Half of them were woman, 3 of which are pregnant and 19 children. Read more
Addis Ababa, 21 October 2013 - November 3 has been declared a continental day of mourning to be observed by all members states of the African Union, in memory of the African victims who drowned off Coast of Lampedusa Island in Italy on the 3rd of October. Read more
24 Oct 2013 - Sheila B. Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, presents the findings of her report, based upon her initial observations and information gathered from a variety of sources, including Eritrean refugees interviewed.
New York, Oct 25 : A United Nations expert Thursday urged the international community to focus on the human rights situation in Eritrea which she said is extremely concerning with the most serious violations being committed and with up to 3,000 people flee every month, many of them unaccompanied children. Read more
Sheila Keetharuth told the General Assembly's human rights committee on Thursday that the U.N. refugee agency was concerned about 305,723 Eritreans who have fled over the past decade. "The most serious human rights violations are being committed" in ... Read more
Almost 50 years after he competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, an Eritrean cyclist returned to Japan for the first time for a more leisurely bike stroll around Shikoku. Yemane Negasi Gebremariam, 67, came to [...] Read more
Sunridge is moving ever closer to production with the Vancouver-based exploration and development company very much focused on its flagship copper-zinc-gold-silver project in the eastern-African nation of Eritrea, making notable progress. The four ... Read more
We are protesting a fundraising party inside Park Plaza hotel organized by the Eritrean government. On October 3, 2013, a boat carrying over 500 Eritrean migrants (who were fleeing the totalitarian regime in Eritrea) capsized off the cost of Lampedusa, Italy. Over 350 Eritrean including women and children died. While Pope Francis from the Vatican visited the site and the remaining survivors, the Italian Prime minister promised a state funeral. In the mean time, the Eritrean government said little to nothing and ignored this horrific tragedy hoping for the story to go away. Tonight (Oct 19,2013), while many of us are still mourning, the Eritrean government had organized a fundraising party inside Park Plaza hotel to support its military. The money raised in this event will directly be sent to Eritrea using illegal means to bank roll the government and further detain and torture our brothers and sisters who are less fortunate than us, who are still back home. Fundraising for this regime is not only unethical but it is also illegal because the UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on the government of Eritrea over its support of terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabab of Somalia.
Over the years, Eritreans have been fleeing their country in their thousands with the solitary aim of staying alive top of their agenda. The brutality of the regime in Eritrea has seen the youth withering away within the confines of an indefinite national service while an estimated 10,000 people are thought to be held incommunicado as political prisoners. In the wake of the latest Lampedusa disaster which has claimed the lives of at least 367 people, mostly from Eritrea, we call on Eritreans and peace-loving citizens of the world to unite against injustice.
When will the ordeals of Eritrean youth end? እዚ ስቅያት መንእሰያት ኤርትራውያን’ሲ መዓስ’ ኮን የብቅዕ ይኸውን?
With a coastline of 600 miles, Eritrea occupies an important place in the Red Sea. It even takes its name from the Latin term for Red Sea, Mare Erythraeum. After a three decade long war of independence with Ethiopia, Eritrea overwhelmingly voted for ... Read more
The United States welcomes Sudan’s decision to issue work permits to some 30,000 refugees in eastern Sudan. Sudan currently hosts more than 125,000 refugees from Eritrea and Chad, of whom 80,000 are Eritreans in protracted situations, having arrived in Sudan during the early years of Eritrea’s war of independence. [Read more]
By Reuters (Italy), The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, received today the Ambassador of Eritrea, Tekle Zemede, in relation to the tragic shipwreck in Lampedusa on 3 October. Valensise explained the ambassador on the status of pending proceedings for days for the recognition of deceased made particularly complex by the circumstances of [… read more]
Tiny coffin of Lampedusa boat tragedy victim with a teddy on the lid among dozens buried in anonymous vaults despite Italian Prime Minister's promise of a state funeral …Read more
During the program "In the heart of the days" back to connect with Massimiliano Cochi, sent to Tv2000 in Lampedusa, who interview the Ambassador of Eritrea in Italy Zemede Tekle. Then the statements of Fessaha Alganesh, president of the NGO Gandhi, who answers the questions of the Director of Tv2000 Dino Boffo. (Software Translation)
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The 2012 IIAG provides full details of Eritrea 's performance across four categories of governance: Safety & Rule of Law , Participation & Human Rights , Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development. Eritrea 's performance in the 2012 IIAG:
Rome (AFP) - Divers on Saturday found an additional 20 bodies off the Italian island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported, bringing the still provisional death toll from an October 3 shipwreck to 359 …Read More
The statement was issued to-day, 09 October 2013. The Eritrean Government and its only state-owned media have, until to-day said few words about the Lampedusa victims, as the whole world voiced their plight, and Eritreans world-wide mourned on the incident. The Eritrean state-media portrayed the victims were from East-African countries, despite the fact almost all of the 500 victims were Eritrean citizens.
Eritreans worldwide are expressing their call for a proper burial ceremony of the victims, in their homeland. The government press statement, therefore is coming after such demanding issues and the case has already raised serious concerns among UN and international bodies.
The statement read on State-TV (ERI-TV), on its Tigrigna Broadcast, today, the 9th October 2013; the statement, among other things, accused “perpetrators and human-traffickers” and largely blamed the US Administration as the main cause of the problem. For details of the press statement issued on the state-media (shabait.com) please click here
As the ministers met, divers brought up more bodies off Lampedusa in the gruelling search for the more than 200 still missing after their ship sank with 500 Eritrean and Somalian refugees on board. Italian divers pulled 57 more bodies out of the sea ...Read more
A prominent human rights activist claims three Eritrean refugees have died and many more have been injured at refugee camps in northern Ethiopia after a memorial vigil dedicated to the victims of the Lampedusa boat sinking turned violent. Meron .. Read more
The Minister of Justice, Ms. Fowzia Hashim, disclosed that new legislative acts have been introduced with the aim of bolstering peace, security and justice in the society at large. The Minister made the disclosure on 5th October 2013 at a seminar she held in Cinema Roma in which public representatives of the Central region, Administrators of various regions and sub-zones as well as ...
Asmara, 6th September 2013, Festival of Eritreans in Riyadh and its environs, Saudi Arabia, which was opened by Ms. Askalu Menkerios, the Minister of Tourism, was conducted with patriotic zeal under the theme "ERITREA - Shield of Resilience and Nobility of Work" from the 3rd to the 5th of October.
Passengers reportedly threw themselves into the sea when a fire broke out on board. More than 150 of the migrants have been rescued. Most of those on board were from Eritrea and Somalia, said the UN. The boat was believed to have been carrying up to ... Read more
Undoubtedly both Eritrea and Ethiopia have lost immeasurable opportunity of wealth and progress that they could easily have achieved to uplift the living standards of their citizens. For this loss... Read more »
By Shabait, The 4th Asmara Mining Conference opened on October 1st here in the capital under the theme “Meeting the Challenges for Sustainable Mining” in the presence of government officials, country and mining company representatives, as well as service providers. In opening remarks, Mr. Alem Kibreab, Director General of the Mining Department, noted the prevailing […Read more]
New York, Oct 1 : The United Nations is debilitated by chronic weaknesses and shortcomings and must be reformed, the Foreign Minister of Eritrea Monday said, urging also that sanctions against its country be lifted. Read more
During the long years of struggle Eritrea was blessed with internationalist support, political parties, film makers, researchers, academicians, trade and student unions, anti-colonial and human rights activists etc. One of the many supporters was Professor Lionel Cliffe. Lionel Cliffe’s contribution to Eritrean was outstanding. For several years he made several visits to the liberated area of Eritrea studying emergency aid and development needs/projects. Such assessments were essential for funding from International NGOs. It has to be remembered that Eritrean Relief Association had the reputation of being the darling of humanitarian organisation for its extensive network all over the world and its efficiency as the donor agencies see the aids are implemented to the full. Read more
Rome (AFP) - Divers on Saturday found an additional 20 bodies off the Italian island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported, bringing the still provisional death toll from an October 3 shipwreck to 359 
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