Category Archives: Social Affairs

The Tragedy of the Eritrean Refugees Caught Up in the Libyan Uprising

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

It is known to the whole world that hundreds of Eritreans flee their country every day to escape the tortures, repression and suffering perpetrated by the Eritrean regime.

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Rights group: Bedouin smugglers rape African women in Egypt trying to reach asylum in Israel

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

By Diaa Hadid (CP) JAFFA, Israel — An Israeli rights group said Wednesday that Bedouin smugglers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula have raped dozens of African women who they promised to smuggle into Israel over the past year.

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Sinai. Traffickers torture an Eritrean child

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Rome, February 10th, 2011. We have received another chilling update from don Mussie Zerai on the situation of the migrants being kept in chains in Northern Sinai.

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Eritrean migrant leader to ‘Post’: We need protection – By Ben Hartman

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Haile Mengisteab, who made perilous journey to escape persecution, says children in his home country ‘absolutely do not’ dream of moving here.

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Eritrean Tells of His Cruel Odyssey to Israel – By Nathan Jeffay

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Tel Aviv — On a bed in his tiny shared apartment in Tel Aviv, Mekonen Kefete bares his right leg to illustrate the story of his journey to Israel. It is dotted with dark black marks where red-hot iron bars were cruelly poked into his skin.

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Eritrea: ‘Our people need support’

Posted on April 17, 2010 by

The small African nation of Eritrea had the United Nations Security Council impose sanctions against it in December 2009 for allegedly funding and arming the al-Shabaab islamic militia group in neighbouring Somalia.

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Rebuilding a community

Posted on March 11, 2009 by

There is a large Eritrean community in California´s Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County. Like many other nationality-based communities in the area, members tend to be of varying political or ideological persuasions which sometimes hinder the development of strong community associations.

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My experience in Pentecostal church.

Posted on April 17, 2008 by

The fragility of the government and its oppressive rule further crippled the freedom of young people. Hopelessness coupled with restricted freedom further created an opportunity for Pentecost to prosper. The mass conversion of young people had alerted PFDJ elites to the state of paranoia. They have introduced every punitive measure … more

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Are the newly arrived young Eritreans rude and violent?

Posted on September 14, 2007 by

I have come across a handful of Eritreans in Diaspora stereotyping the newly arrived young Eritreans as rude and violent. I believe we should fight this stereotype by any means possible as it might have a dire consequence in the future.

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Demystifying the myth associated with young people.

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

Today, the need for active involvement of young people in Eritrean politics is critically important in changing the current regime in Eritrea. However, there is myth associated with young people, which must be demystified so as to lead a united front against the dictator.

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