Eritrea today announced a ban on Ethiopian airlines flights. Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority issued a statement in this regard. The Authority accused Ethiopian airlines of providing poor customer service to Eritrean passengers. “Cognizant of the consistent and persistent malicious trade practices pursued by Ethiopian airline in general and systematic and organizers passengers’ luggage theft, pilferage,…
Eritrean festival in Sweden is set to kick off on Thursday amid tight security. Last year, the the festival turned into a scene of deadly fighting between Eritrean rival groups. Eritrean festival in Stockholm Sweden is one of the largest Eritrean festivals organized in Europe. Eritrean Cultural Association organizes this program. Alem Teklegiorgis is leading…
Nine Eritreans were sentenced to prison today. The Eritreans sentenced were involved in riots in Hague, the Netherlands. In February this year, dozens of opposition Eritreans stormed a program organized by a group of diaspora Eritreans in Hague. The organizers were allegedly affiliated with the Eritrean government. The venue was attacked by Eritreans aligned with…
Ugandan Police on Monday confirmed that they had arrested around 150 Eritreans. The arrests were made mainly in Kampala. The Ministry of Internal Affairs on Monday said that police arrested over 150 Eritreans on allegations of illegally operating small businesses in Kampala. Simon Mundeyi, the ministry spokesperson, said that the Eritrean refugees were operating small businesses…
Some Eritreans have been killed and injured in a new incident of communal violence in Israel. Reportedly an Eritrean was killed and another was injured in intra communal violence in Eritrean community on Sunday. A violent brawl broke out between a pro Eritrean government group and an opposition group in south Tel Aviv on Sunday…
An Eritrean pro government diaspora member who organized a program in Gerlafingen in March is in trouble. The local authorities have sent him a bill. The Canton of Solothurn has sent the organizers a bill for 30,000 francs. On Easter Sunday, the police deployed a large contingent to prevent a clash between around 350 supporters…
A senior Italian official delegation led by Minister Adolfo Urso has held key meeting with senior Eritrean officials including Isaias Afwerki, the Eritrean President. The delegation arrived in Asmara on Monday for a 3-day visit. Italy is expected to invest in healthcare, infrastructure, port logistics, air transport, renewable energy, mining, textiles, agriculture and agri-food –…
Switzerland intends to negotiate an agreement with Eritrea. It was announced by the Swedish Secretary of Migration this week. Schraner Burgener, State Secretary for Migration, in an interview with the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick disclosed that Swiss government would send a liaison officer to talk to Eritrea. The liaison officer will be stationed in the Kenyan capital…
Eritrean opposition groups will protest on Bern’s Bundesplatz on Saturday afternoon. The Eritrean opposition groups call themselves “justice seekers”. They have been taking out protest rallies in European countries against alleged transnational repression perpetrated by Eritrean government against Eritrean diaspora members. The Saturday’s protest is directed both at the influence of the Eritrean government on…