ASSOCIATION OF ERITREAN JOURNALISTS IN EXILE (AEJE) The AEJE Sends Message of Condolences to the Family of Journalist Solomon Abera The Association of Eritrean Journalists in Exile (AEJE) was shocked to learn the sudden and untimely death of its member and prominent Journalist Solomom Abera. Solomon was one of … more
We at AEJE (Association of Eritrean Journalists in Exile) are saddened and outraged by the unjust detention of Mr. Jemal Osman Humed and other opposition members by the Sudanese government and we thus call for their immediate release. It is widely known that Eritrean journalists have been one of the … more
By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Consultant: If you pass by Kronoberg Prison in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, you will see journalists chained to its gates. They have committed no crime. For over a week, journalists have taken turns locking themselves up in front of the prison to raise awareness of the … more
By Alexandra Waldhorn Dawit Isaak, who left Sweden for Eritrea to help build the country’s independent press — and was imprisoned for his efforts – has been awarded the 50th anniversary Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). … more
Two Swedish journalists have volunteered to go to jail as a way of drawing attention to the plight of three colleagues held in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Johan Wirfält and Sara Murillo Cortes plan to be locked up in a Stockholm prison in order to raise awareness about the incarceration of … more