View Article  Rural Eritreans complain about food aid cuts
ASMARA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Eritreans in rural areas are beginning to complain about sharp government cuts in the distribution of food aid, the U.N.'s World Food Programme said.   more »
View Article  UN urges India, Jordan to stay in Ethiopia-Eritrea force
The United Nations has urged India and Jordan, the top contributors to the UN peacekeeping force in Ethiopia and Eritrea, not to withdraw their troops over restrictions imposed by Asmara, officials said on Thursday   more »
View Article  Open Letter to Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
We, in the EMDHR, are seriously disturbed by the dangerous developments with regard to the Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict.   more »
View Article  Ewanawi Gudayat: Latest Developments

             I.      Sudan-Eritrea Rapprochement

 

Needless to say that the Eritrean people want good relations with all their neighbors....   more »

View Article  Reporters with out borders say Eritrea is a black hole
North Korea once again comes bottom of the Reporters Without Borders fourth annual World Press Freedom Index, released today. It is closely followed in the 167-country list by Eritrea (166th) and Turkmenistan (165th), which are other black holes for news where the privately-owned media is not allowed and freedom of expression does not exist.   more »
View Article  SOUTH AFRICA: Civil society to keep close watch on peer review process (news)
JOHANNESBURG, 10 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Despite some initial hiccups, civil society groups in South Africa say they are committed to ensuring that a national self-assessment conducted under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will be transparent. http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=49456&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=SOUTH_AFRICA   more »
View Article  PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY Amnesty International Index: AFR 64/012/2005
Over 1,000 members of minority churches in Eritrea, including up to 19 pastors, are currently detained. There have been frequent reports of the security forces torturing detained evangelical church members, who have continued worshipping despite the ban, in an attempt to force them to abandon their faith. The detainees are held incommunicado in harsh conditions without charge or trial.   more »
View Article  Judgment Day II

Have you found yourself a fugitive of your own conscience which always chases you like in a night dream? Where ...   more »

View Article  Home affairs vows to root out corruption
The news update released on SABCnews.com dated 14th of October 2005 [available on the following link: http://www.sabcnews.com/politics/government/0,2172,114363,00.html],    more »
View Article  ACTION ALERTS! ERITREA: Free imprisoned journalists and trade unionists
In August, CIVICUS expressed concern about the effects of a draconian NGO law in Eritrea which severely restricts civil society. The law imposes taxes on aid, limits NGOs to relief and rehabilitation work, enforces unreasonable registration requirements for local and foreign organisations, and forbids international agencies from directly funding local NGOs. This month...   more »
View Article  There is still HOPE
Look Abraham, everything seems to deteriorate. I cannot see any future for Eritrea at the moment. Do you think there is any hope left for us? uttered a friend of mine on a bright Sunday morning, as he saps his homemade coffee. I could not say a word in response. Deeply in my heart...   more »
View Article  Affairs of the Pepole by the People
The Eritrean struggle for democracy is faced with opposition parties scepticism and the wide spread belief that it suffers from what Jargon refers to as a democratic deficiency.    more »
View Article  GC meeting report
Reportage Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights (EMDHR) General Council (GC) First Regular Session September 24-25, 2005 Pretoria   more »
View Article  Delusional!
The political statement/resolution put out after EDAs second regular leadership meeting may be judged by Eritrean history more for the obstacles and delusions it creates than as a credible effort in removing the regime.    more »
View Article  Stressed Our Regime!
Asmara, 22 September 2005 - The Minister of Finance, Mr. Berhane Abrehe has said the United Nations would be held equally responsible for any renewed armed conflict and its consequences if it fails to reverse Ethiopia's illegal acts of occupation. The minister's statement came during his address at the 60th UN General Assembly.   more »