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11 May 2017

PFDJ Seminars in Germany: Eritrean community’s opposition in Frankfurt

by Maria Gargano | posted in: Eritrea, Germany, Refugees in the EU, Uncategorized | 0

Less than one month after the outbreak of protests that led to the ban of the annual Eritrean youth party congress in the Netherlands, the Eritrean community is again protesting the Eritrean regime. The German section of PFDJ organised a series of seminars which will be held in May in several German cities: Mannheim, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Köln and Kassel. On the 7th of May the seminar was held in Frankfurt. Specifically, it was the Hizbawi Mekete Seminar – the campaign of “national rebuff” of the International Community’s accuses – run by Eritrean government through the diaspora groups.

27 Apr 2017

News Highlights: concerns for minor refugees, Libya detention centres, Sudanese politics

by Maria Gargano | posted in: Eritrea, Horn of Africa region, Libya, Migration, Refugees in the EU, Sudan, Weekly news highlights, Yemen | 0

In this week’s news highlights, the European Court of Auditors report shows dangerous conditions in Greek and Italian refugee camps especially for the 23000 children, while Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) again denounces the appalling conditions in Libyan detention centres. In the Horn of Africa, the UN Monitoring Group will deliver the midterm report on the 30th of April; Eritrea figures again at the bottom of the list in the Freedom of Press Index; furthermore, Sudanese politics are a house of cards, according to the Institute for Security Studies.

16 Mar 2017

News Highlights: human trafficking book, EU-Eritrea cooperation, aid for famine

by shoefner | posted in: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Migration, Refugees in the EU, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights we will share with you: the book launch of Human Trafficking and Trauma in the Digital Era: The Ongoing Tragedy of Trade in Refugees from Eritrea and the latest political events that give an overview of Europe’s tendencies in migration politics. In the Horn of Africa, famine is increasing but international response is reluctant. Also included: increasing human rights abuses in South Sudan, cross-border attacks between Ethiopia and South Sudan and an update on Ethiopia’s state of emergency.