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Ruta is settled in the UK now but she longs for the day that change will come for Christians in her native Eritrea Eritrea has become known as the “North Korea of Africa” under the repressive rule of current president Isaias Afewerki. Facing a cold war with its neighbour Ethiopia, … more

Legal case involved 40 youngsters who were locked up in adult units under Home Office policy deemed to be unlawful The Home Office has paid compensation of more than £1m, plus £1m costs, in a case involving 40 child asylum seekers who were wrongly detained as adults, the Guardian can … more

by Michael Matza, Inquirer Staff  Writer February 17, 2012 The program aids hundreds who arrive herefleeing dictatorship. Wallingford’s lush hills are a world apart from the arid Horn of Africa. But a trim stone Tudor in the Delaware County suburb is a humming hub of help for refugees from one … more

Introduction (by ICER Executive) Dear Readers, The International Commission on Eritrean Refuges is humbled to present an extensive report on names, institutions and contact numbers that we strongly suspect and in many case believe are involved in the tricking, kidnapping, selling, extorting, torturing, and possibly in the participation, knowingly or … more

Horrific tales are emerging from Sinai of Bedouin gangs holding Israel-bound refugees to ransom Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt by smugglers demanding up to $40,000 (£25,000) each for their release, human rights workers have warned. A brutal trafficking industry has flourished … more

By Mirjam van Reisen* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint Despite great attention paid to the Arab Spring, a ghastly silence prevails about the largest African ‘open air prison’: Eritrea is so isolated from the outside world that many inhabitants haven’t even heard about the revolutions in Libya or the uprising in Syria. BRUSSELS … more

Parents have begun process of getting son’s cleft lip repaired. Born with a cleft lip, Merhawi Fetwi, 3, doesn’t seem to notice — but others do. “I’m embarrassed that I can’t make him perfect,” said Kiros Gebeye, 33, the boy’s father, through a translator. Gebeye, his wife Tsega Seyum, 23, … more

In 2010 only six out of 3,366 applications for asylum were approved here – far less than 1 percent. By Don Futterman An estimated 50,000 African refugees, mostly from Eritrea and Sudan, have snuck into Israel through Sinai over the past five years. They tend to concentrate in areas such … more

Article: Edward Miller “From the standpoint of justice, the opinions of the Eritrean people must receive consideration. Nevertheless, the strategic interest of the United States in the Red Sea basin and considerations of security and world peace make it necessary that the country has to be linked with our ally, … more

Michael Abraha – Addis Ababa Very furious, indeed! And ironically the scene would have put a little smile on the faces of the thousands of incommunicado Eritrean political and religious prisoners who unfortunately are not able to read or hear about it. Nor is the state media, which is the … more