Category Archives: Social Affairs

A community centre born of tragedy

Posted on January 18, 2012 by
Eri_Winipeg

THREE times a week, the sound of children fills the downtown community centre of the Eritrean community. Tutors work with children of refugee families, many of them who spent years in camps in Africa without formal schooling. The program is one of several run by the Eritrean Community In Winnipeg … more

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Fr. Mussie Zerai, Meet the Egyptian Ambassador to the Holy See:

Posted on November 10, 2011 by
FatherMusierzerai

Today, November 10, 2011 hours 13.30, a meeting was held at the Egyptian Embassy to the Holy See, at this meeting Her Excellency Mrs. Aly Hamada MEKHEMAR, AMBASSADOR OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT TO THE HOLY SEE, Mr. Ahmad Raafat Embassy second secretary, Hon. Savino Pezzotta, Member and President … more

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Eritrean man who murdered ex-girlfriend by pushing her off a bridge jailed for life

Posted on November 3, 2011 by
genetyonas

Illegal immigrant who murdered ex-girlfriend by pushing her off a bridge had been deported from Britain THREE TIMES •    Killer Yonas Beraki, 33, chilling told his victim Genet Kidane, 41 where and how he planned to kill her By Daily Mail Reporter An illegal immigrant who killed his ex-girlfriend when … more

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Eritrean family leaves Tunisia border camp for new life in Belgium

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

CHOUCHA CAMP, Tunisia, July 20 (UNHCR) – Filmon was born in Eritrea and says his heart is there, that he never dreamed nor wished to be far removed from his country. Yet this week he and his family boarded a plane and headed for a new life over 5,000 kilometres … more

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Arlington school program helps immigrant families bridge language gap

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

By Kevin Sieff, Published: July 2 A few days after Mikal Siele’s long journey from Eritrea ended in Arlington County this spring, she found herself in a nondescript office building, staring at a series of drawings, trying to think of the right English words.

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ERITREA-SUDAN: Refugees battling for a better life

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

KHARTOUM/KASSALA, 1 July 2011 (IRIN) – The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan.

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We Must Mark the 20th Independence Day with Defiance and Contemplation

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Eritrean Global Solidarity(EGS) would like to extend it appreciation to all activists who have worked hard to organize an ongoing peaceful protest around the world condemning the brutal regime in Asmara and demanding that the world take notice of the massive suffering and heart ranching tragedy imposed on the Eritrean … more

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Eritrean charity reports ongoing concerns for refugees in Egypt

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

(Cairo 12-05-2011) Eritrean refugees in Egypt continue to face major obstacles according to reports from Release Eritrea volunteers in the region. The volunteers who have been working to support Eritrean immigration detainees report that,  in the weeks since the revolution in Egypt, little has changed for the better for the … more

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Generational Change: An Urgent Demand of the Time – By: Abdu Habib

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

“How Old is Our Youngest Leading Official?” (Abdalla Al-Maqlush, the Saudi Al-Watan Newspaper, January 2011) The quotation above was the title of an Arabic article I had the opportunity to read from the Saudi newspaper, Al-Watan, in January 2011. The article was written by Abdalla Al-Maqlush, the former writer of … more

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Letter to the active PFDJ members and supporters in Diaspora

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

First, I would like to remind you that you are very lucky, because you and your family don’t live in PFDJ’s Eritrea full time.

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