Video of migrants sold as slaves in Libya further illustrates the dangers of EU-Libya deals
22 Nov 2017

Video of migrants sold as slaves in Libya further illustrates the dangers of EU-Libya deals

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Migrants are sold for around 400 US dollars to the highest bidders in slave auctions taking place on Libyan soil, and now there is video documentation to prove it. On Friday 17th November 2017, an article was published by the American media network CNN, documenting this inhuman reality. This new evidence again puts in question the controversial strategies adopted by the European Union and its member states in dealing with Libya.

News Highlights: Somalia/Eritrea arms embargo extended, protest in Ethiopia, Italy-Sudan deal analysed
16 Nov 2017

News Highlights: Somalia/Eritrea arms embargo extended, protest in Ethiopia, Italy-Sudan deal analysed

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In this week’s news highlights: the UN Security Council extends arms embargoes for Eritrea and Somalia; Eritrean protesters march to the African Union building in Ethiopia; 700 Eritrean could be deported from the US; legal analysis shows incorrect procedures in Italy-Sudan deal that saw 40 people deported; European Parliamentarian Barbara Lochbihler speaks about EU migration policies; and UN Human Rights Commissioner is shocked by report on Libyan detention camps.

News Highlights: Eritrean diaspora protests, message from inside Eritrea, Horn of Africa drought
9 Nov 2017

News Highlights: Eritrean diaspora protests, message from inside Eritrea, Horn of Africa drought

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In this week’s news highlights: a member of the Freedom Friday (Arbi Harnet) speaks to a Dutch journalist about the protest in Asmara; article emphasises that ordinary people organised protest Asmara; air strikes in Somalia; drought in the Horn of Africa continues impacting the region; Eritrean diaspora rallies and unites worldwide; report calls for change of EU-Eritrea migration policies; rape used as instrument of war in Libya.