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Gavin du Venage July 25, 2018 Updated: July 25, 2018 02:44 PM https://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/will-peace-with-ethiopia-end-misery-of-eritrea-s-refugees-1.753444 Through decades of war Eritrea has maintained one major export – refugees. But there has been a rapid thaw in relations since the war was declared over on July 9, which it is hoped will plug the river of misery and encourage […]

In an act of civil disobedience, the Israel Sanctuary Movement is helping Africans locate safe homes, calls on public to show sense of humanity By Melanie Lidman 15 March 2018, 6:38 am 3 251shares African asylum seekers and human rights activists protest against deportation in Tel Aviv, February 21, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) When Rabbi Susan […]

A controversial Swiss decision to review the status of 3,200 Eritrean asylum seekers may have dangerous consequences in Israel, where it has been cited as a precedent for returning Eritreans to Eritrea, says researcher Shani Bar-Tuvia. Written by Shani Bar-Tuvia Published on  May 14, 2018 Read time Approx. 3 minutes Eritrean asylum seekers in Switzerland […]

Refugees who go on holiday in their homeland keep making headlines. In recent years, however, only one nationality was in focus: the Eritreans. The fact that many refugees travel back to their home countries for a few weeks is shown by the latest figures from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). In 2017, the authority deprived 231 […]

Eritrea remains a one-man dictatorship under President Isaias Afewerki, now in his 26th year in power. It has no legislature, no independent civil society organizations or media outlets, and no independent judiciary. The government restricts religious freedoms, banning all but four groups. Every Eritrean must serve an indeterminate period of “national service” after turning 18, […]

9 January 2018 The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday appealed to the Israeli Government to not forcibly send Eritrean and Sudanese refugees or asylum seekers to sub-Saharan Africa. This appeal came after some 80 cases were identified in which people relocated by Israel risked their lives by taking dangerous onward journeys to Europe. “Feeling […]

Eritrean migrants shot in massive Calais brawl At least five people have been shot after a fight involving more than 100 Eritreans and Afghans erupted in Calais. The French interior minister blamed traffickers for “fueling daily violence and brawls.” A massive, two-hour brawl involving more than 100 Eritrean and Afghan nationals in Calais on Thursday […]

Canada raises ‘concerns’ over Israel’s mass deportation plan for African migrants Liberal government faces pressure to resettle asylum seekers from Eritrea, Sudan now in Israel By Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted: Feb 19, 2018 4:00 AM ETLast Updated: Feb 19, 2018 9:24 AM ET Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says Canada has raised concerns with […]