It is Time to Fight Back, Says Brigade Nhamedu

Brigade Nhamedu (BN), formed around two years ago, announced today that it is time to fight back. The Eritrean opposition group, since its formation, has carried out dozens of attacks on Eritrean festivals and community gatherings in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, US, Canada and other countries.

Eritrean government and pro government diaspora activists say that BN is a non Eritrean group backed by Eritrean enemies and hostile intelligence agencies. BN members are facing trials and inquiries in Israel, Canada, Germany and other countries for their acts of violence regarding attacks on Eritrean community gatherings.

Robel Asmelash, chairman of Brigade Ni’hamedu’s UK chapter, today said in a talk that Brighade Nhamedu members believe “it is time to fight back”.

Eritrea, a small Horn of Africa country, has been under one-man and one-party rule since 1991. General elections were never held. The country has no known constitution. Isaias Afwerki, head of People’s Front for Democracy and Justice and President of the country is known for crushing political dissidents.

Interestingly, Eritrea is much more stable than its neighbors. Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen have been devastated by internal conflicts in recent years. There are no internal religious, ethnic or political conflicts. The Eritrean government calls Eritrea “Oasis of Peace and Stability” while its critics say it is “the largest open air prison in the world”.

Dozens of Eritrean opposition political and armed groups emerged in the last 3 decades but none could bring about any change in Eritrea. Almost all those groups are based in Europe, North America and a few in African countries. But BN, in a short period of time, has shown its commitment to stop Eritrean government backed programs in diaspora by force.

In a an interesting development, the BN members, last Saturday, met in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. That was the first major gathering by BN in an African country which is Eritrean neighbor too. Read more…

While Eritrean communities are celebrating Independence Day (May 24) today, the Brigade Nhamedu members vow to continue their struggle, no matter what the cost it.

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