Tag: Eritrea
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“What Is Free Press?” Ask Those You Disappeared
Eritrea is now a member of Human Rights Council (HRC) and submitted its report as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle. It was challenged on its human rights record by many countries: freedom of expression, worship, assembly, lack of constitution, lack of independent jurors, indefinite national service, etc. This video (Chapter 1) focuses…
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The Torment of Our Liberators
In this edition, Yemane Gebreab is suckered by a German reporter to give a long propaganda piece and, near the end of the interview, asks him about the G-15 and the independent journalists who have been languishing in the remote prison of Eira Eiro, where an escaped prison guard already told us of their harrowing…
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Betrayal And Loyalty
One man, who happens to be head of state, told another man, who happens to be head of a foreign government, that effective immediately he has given him full authority to represent his country on all matters. There is a videotape of him saying that. And lest you think he was just being polite or…
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Dr Newitol Tries, and Fails, to be Empathetic (71-80)
71. Shewainesh from MnewShewa asks: The Ethiopian Federal Government perp-walked Bereket Simon, former advisor to the PM, ANDM official, TIRET board Chair to Bahr Dar. What is going on? Dr Newitol: That is not the most dramatic part! First of all, it is not just Bereket Simon but also Tinkishu. The National Enquirer part of…
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Ethiopian Narrative on Eritrea Is Back With Vengeance
The Ethiopian NarrativeIt goes something like this. Since time immemorial, Eritrea has always been part of Ethiopia. The names (“Eritrea”, “Ethiopia”) may be different but the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia have always been intertwined. Eritrea, the Land of the Sea (Midri Bahri) may have had a viceroy, but the king was always in Ethiopia…
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Sudan: Another Strike for Self-Inflicted Deafness
…when self-reliance is no more than a call for no witnesses When Sudan’s Islamist party assumed power, it had a message of “self reliance” and a catchy slogan: na’kul min ma nazra’e: nalbas min ma nasnaE. We shall eat what we sow; we shall wear what we manufacture. That was in 1989, thirty years ago.…
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Part 2 of 2: 2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill
For Part 1, items 1-65 of this 2018 retrospective, please refer here: 66. Gender Equality, Ethiopian Edition, BAA (Before Abiy Ahmed): Before PM Abiy rammed-through his gender-equality reform in Ethiopia over the heads of the stodgy EPRDF, Ethiopian economists (all 5 men) met with Chinese economists (4 women, 1 man.) 67: Eritrea’s Endorsement of Russian…
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2018: A Year of Dazzling Reforms & Stifling Standstill
In other words, this is a retrospective of the Horn of Africa. Mostly. Very subjective of course: 130 things. Warning: it is so long (you are welcome), it had to be divided into two halves: 1-65 and 66-130. By the time you are done reading both halves, we will need a new one for 2019. When we started the…
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SBS ትግርንያ ፡ ቃለ መሕትት ምስ ሳልሕ ዩኑስ
This is a transcription of the interview of Saleh Younis conducted by SBS Radio Tigrinya on December 16. Many thanks to Eritrea Digest super fan who listened to and transcribed the interview which suffered from bad audio, which is entirely the fault of the interviewee. Thanks as well to interviewer Beyene Semere. በየነ: ሰማዕትና ሰማዕቲ…
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The Untold Story of 25th and 26th Round – Sawa (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a translation of a narration in Tigrinya which was made by one of the members of the 26th Round. All errors in translation are that of ED Editor. Sawa recruits are 17-18 years old Eritrean kids: keep that in mind as you read this report. Then maybe you will understand…
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The Untold Story of 25th and 26th Round – Sawa (Part 1)
This is a translation of a narration in Tigrinya which was made by one of the members of the 26th Round. All errors in translation are that of ED Editor. Special thanks to ED friend AZ for bringing this story to my attention. When you read this story, remember it is that of 17-18 year…
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An Ethiopian in Eritrea: An Ode To Asmarinos
The author, an Ethiopian, is a very good friend. Has been one for a dozen years. And by “friend” of course I mean social media friend, not the kind you call to help you carry furniture when you are moving. So, here’s his report about Eritrea which he compiled after going to the usual places. …