Category Archives: Focus

THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL DATABASE OF ERITREANS WHO COLLABORATE WITH THE PFDJ REGIME

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THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL DATABASE OF ERITREANS WHO COLLABORATE WITH THE PFDJ REGIME INTRODUCTION One of the main reasons why the PFDJ junta is still in power is because we, as Eritreans, are not united enough with a common vision to oppose the regime. This lack of unity ranges … more

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Eritrea: The President’s Illness?

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Michael Abraha – Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania There is nothing unusual about the Eritrean dictatorship collapsing sooner or later. History has never been friends with dictators. The extraordinary story built around the presumed illness of autocratic President Isais Afewerki was meant to cover up his critical political ailment. This became … more

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Mea Culpa not Defensive Rationalization is the Right Thing to Do.

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By Seyoum Tesfaye May 4, 2012 In highly contentious political joking and tussling environment rumors, misinformation and counter misinformation have found their own niche with devastating long range impact to the nurturing of a healthy political process. The use of “unconfirmed”and “unsubstantiated” information in a journalistic narrative will downgrade the … more

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What Nextfor Eritrea after the Ethiopia Raids

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MichaelAbraha Eritrean leader Isaias Afewerki has fastened the blame on the US for ‘organizing’ the recent Ethiopian military incursions, which he said was aimed at diverting world attention from his country’s border row with Ethiopia. In an interview over the weekend with Eritrean State TV, Isaias said the Ethiopian attack … more

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Currency, Naizghi, ENCDC & Libraries – By Berhan Hagos

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De-evolutionizing Eritreans The recent announcement by the Central Bank of Eritrea (Shabait January 16, 2012) that it is issuing “colored” currency notes is tantamount to, in the words of PIA, de-evolutionizing the Eritrean population.  It is to be remembered that when Eritrea issued its own currency some fourteen years ago, … more

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Ato Naizghi Kiflu :: Missed Opportunities! (Sep 18, 2001 – Feb 2012): By – Tadesse.T.

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First and foremost, KUDOS to the tireless Assena.com and Human Rights activist Elsa chyrum for bringing out One of Eritrea’s most notorious PFDJ’s ex-minister life’s legacy to the public limelight.Eritrea’s predicament is not unique. But, because it is one of ours,  it hurts deep and remains deep. Like many beaten … more

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Earth to earth, Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: If the president permits it.

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By Seyoum Tesfaye- Atlanta, Georgia “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistics” Quotation attributed to Stalin by US Ambassador to Soviet Union William Averill Harriman I write in defense of the legitimate right of the late Mr. NaizghiKiflu to be buried in … more

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ቃልስና ሰኣን ሓድሽ ደም ሓንከስከስ ይብል ኣሎ!

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ህግደፍ በቲ መደናገርን ልዑል ናይ ስልጣን ህርፋን ዘለዎን ኢሳያስ እናተመርሐ፡ ካብ ሓደ ሓርነታዊ ምንቅስቓስ ናብ ሓደ ማፊያዊ ጕጅለ ካብ ዝቕየር ንነጀው፡ ኣብ ኤርትራ መንግስቲ ኣሎ ኢልና ክንዛረብ ዝከኣል ኣይኮነን። ምናልባሽ ክሳብ 1997 ናብ መንግስቲ ገጹ ክሰጋገር ዝኽእል ውድብ ነይሩ ክንብሎ የምሕረልና ይኸውን። ኢሳያስን ጕጅለኡን ግን ነዚ ሕጂ በጺሖሞ ዘለዉን ክንዮኡን … more

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Sanction Watch: Part 3 – The Legal Struggle against PFDJ

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What is US government’s understanding of UNSCR- 2023? By Seyoum Tesfaye For those who did not see it I would like to share this information with purpose of laying the foundation for the legal campaign we need to wage to concretize Resolution1907 and 2023 and other relevant resolutions in the … more

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Questionable Straw of Info: A Response to Saleh “Gadi” Johar

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By Hailemriam T. Tesfai                                      February 4, 2012                                                       It is really unfortunate that Mr. Saleh “Gadi”Johar chose such an abrasive title for his article which he may have honestly intended to convey a meaningful and constructive criticism. His recent article written on February 1, 2012 titled as “an office full … more

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