Posted on February 1, 2018. Tags: Education, Eritrea, Freedom of Religion, Repression
The government has shut down five rural clinics in Tsorona, Mendefera, Segeniety and Ingela village in Anseba region. The clinics had been giving primary health care in rural areas under the supervision of the Catholic Church of Eritrea for long periods of time. Erena sources say that the shutdown comes after the government ordered all […]
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Posted in Congress Watch, Countries, Eritrea, Regional Issues
Posted on September 7, 2016. Tags: Eritrea, Human Rights, Isayas Afewerki, Politics and Security, Repression
Martin Plaut Eritrea remains one of the most repressive countries on earth, but the government of President Isaias Afewerki has attempted to downplay this reality. No international media are allowed to have a correspondent based inside the country. But in the run-up to the 25th anniversary in May this year the international media were invited […]
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Posted in Congress Watch, Countries, Democracy, Economy, Eritrea, Politics and Security, Regional Issues
Posted on April 22, 2015. Tags: Democracy, Economy, Eritrea, Europe, Immigration, Isayas Afwerki, Repression, United Nations
From The Guardian Like many of her fellow Eritrean refugees, Sofia, who managed to escape northwards to Cairo, has a very simple reason for fleeing her homeland. “In Eritrea you’re even afraid to talk to your family,” she says. “The person next to me [in a cafe] could be a spy, and they are looking at what […]
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Posted in Congress Watch, Countries, Democracy, Economy, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Politics and Security, Regional Issues, Uncategorized