Tag: PFDJ
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Oh My IGAD: Eritrea Says Goodbye (Again)
“Distinguished representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and other concerned parties: “IGAD, whose founding principle is the “sovereign equality of all member states”, was established in 1996 with certain objectives: to promote cooperation, stability, and development in the Horn of Africa. We have observed, over many years, the functioning of this regional organization.…
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Romancing Tigray: An Eritrean Story (1946-2025)
Like any two bordering people, the people of Tigray and Eritrea have had a long bond which included all the ups-and-downs of relationships: intermarriage, war, deportation, love and enmity. Here’s a brief timeline: see if you can detect a pattern. 1. #Tigray-#Tigrini: 1946-47. An Eritrean movement of Tigrinya speakers demand union with Tigray. Tigray, which…
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Decolonize Our Justice System
I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I attend graduation ceremonies, something I have done twice a year, for thirty years now. They are warmer and fuzzier when they are of Eritreans. And Ethiopians, for that matter, with their stoles and stashes declaring their political statements: this year’s special is the green-yellow-red tricolor: arengwadie…
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Of Honey and Vinegar: US-Eritrea Integrated Country Strategy
According to the US Department of State, the “four-year strategy that articulates the U.S. priorities in a given country” is referred to as the Integrated Country Strategy (ICS). It is led by the U.S.A’s Chief of Mission to a country–in the case of Eritrea, the U.S. only has Deputy of Mission Leslie Freriksen since July…
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Hilton Hotels Hosting Event for Group Accused of Committing Crimes Against Humanity
PRESS RELEASE Hilton Hotels hosting event for group accused of committing crimes against humanity Eritrean Americans are urging Hilton Hotel to cancel an event it is hosting for representatives of one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world, the PFDJ, Eritrea’s ruling party. The event is set to take place at the Hilton Houston…
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It’s Time For A Unity Government In Exile
Nineteen years ago today, on February 2nd 2002, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki corrupted the Eritrean Parliament into taking measures that were effectively institutional suicide. How and why it took this shameful and fatal step is chronicled here. Unquestionably, the removal of an institution that was the last check on the executive accelerated Eritrea’s slide into…
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ኣብ ኤርትራ፡ እቲ መራሕ-ሃገር ወትሩ ቄናን’ዩ
ህዝበይ። ልቢ በሉ። ገዛእ-ነብሳትኩምን ጸላኢኹምን ፍለጡ። ንተጻይኩም ድማ ከም ጸላኢኹም ንምጥንቋር ስኽፍ ኣይበልኩም። እሙንነትና ንኤርትራ ደጊምና እነረጋግጸለን መዓልታት፡ መዓልቲ ናጽነትን ስዒባ እትመጽእ መዓልቲ ሰማእታትን እየን። እዚ መስርዕ መዓልታት ዕጫ ኤርትራ ከመይ ከምዝኸውን ዝኣመተ ትእምርቲ እዩ ዝመስል፣ ትእምርቲ ናይታ መስዋእቲ ከፊላ ናጽነት ዝተጓናጸፈት፡ ግን ከኣ ክሳዕ ለይተ ሎሚ ህዝባዊ ልዑላውነት ዘየረጋገጸት ሃገርና። ኤርትራ ሓንቲ ካብተን ቡርኪናፋሶ፡…
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Eritrea By The Numbers (Updated)
It has been 28 years since Eritrea had the misfortune of being ruled by one single party. Many countries that argued a single party is necessary to expedite development were able to deliver on their promise: China, South Korea, Singapore to mention a few. Then there are countries like Eritrea that have had the tyranny…
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For Eritreans, Every Day Is Half-Mast Day
The media has reported. The human rights groups are outraged. The pope has prayed. But everywhere else, but especially in the State media, it is radio silence. One hundred fifty individuals, mostly Africans, mostly female and underaged, most of the most being Eritreans, drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. These Eritreans, like the ones before them,…
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Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Address in Segeneyti
The following is an English translation of Bishop of Segeneyti Eparchy, Father Fikremariam Hagos’s address to the parish on Sunday June 16. The original (in Tigrinya) was posted by Asenna TV (ATV) and can be found in the link below: A loving person is someone who receives everything done unto him with gratitude and admiration…
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Congress of Eritrean Bishops Letter of Protest
English translation of letter in Tigrinya addressing Eritrea’s Minister of Health Amna Nurhussein. 13 June 2019 RE: Institutions of Health Owned by the Catholic Church Respected Minister: God’s Peace be Upon You. It is to be recalled that since 1995 the Catholic Church of Eritrea has notified the Government of Eritrea of its mission in…