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Greece has been accused of sailing migrants out of its territory and leaving them to fend for themselves in motorless boats in the middle of the sea.  It’s been reported that at least 1,072 people were expelled from the country in this way since the coronavirus pandemic began.  The New York Times has uncovered 31 […]

The UN says countries must review their approach to migration across the Mediterranean after 45 people recently died in a ship sinking off Libya. It said it was the largest confirmed shipwreck in the area this year. Forty-five people, including five children, died on Monday when their boat sank off the coast of Libya, the […]

. Worldwide Eritrean Refugee Population and Protection. As of the end of 2018, UNHCR counted 507,300 Eritrean refugees receiving protection under its mandate worldwide – up from 486,000 a year previous – thus sustaining Eritrea as the ninth largest country of origin for refugees.  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: “Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2018.” These were […]

(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government’s changes to asylum procedures for Eritreans undermines their access to asylum and denies unaccompanied children necessary protection. The Ethiopian authorities should ensure that all Eritreans have the right to apply for asylum and publicly announce changes to its asylum and camp management policies. In late January 2020, the Ethiopian government unofficially changed its asylum […]

I’m sitting in a waiting room in Calais, France with three young men.  They’re fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen – all here to see the doctor, all refugees. The oldest, Eferm, continues: “Is no good have money.  Money no good.”  His friends laugh and punch his arm – “No, is good be rich!” – but he […]

31 ሓምለ 2020 ላዕለዋይ ሓጋጊ ባይቶ ዓዲ ጥልያን ነቲ ሚኒስተር ውሽጣዊ ጉዳያት ዝነበረ ማቴዮ ሳልቪኒ፡ ኣብ ወርሒ ነሓሰ 2019 ስደተኛታት ዝጸዓነት መርከብ ናብ ዓዲ ጣልያን ከይትኣቱ፡ ንኣስታት ሰለስተ ሳምንቲ ስለዝኸልከለ፡ ኣብ ሕጊ ክቀርብ ከምዝድግፉ ገሊጾም። እታ ልዕሊ 100 ስደተኛታት ካብ ሓደጋ ዘድሓነት መርከብ ገባሪ ሰናይ ‘ኦፕን ኣርም’፡ ንልዕሊ 19 መዓልታት ናብ ወደባት ጣልያን ከይትኣቱ ተኸልኪላ […]

 this week’s News Highlights: Visit of Ethiopian PM in Eritrea; Eritrean president travels to Sudan; Amnesty international concerned about political detainees in Ethiopia; Ethiopian and Eritrean government accused of plotting against Tigray political party; Lack of funding for COVID-19 response in Ethiopia; Refugees from East Africa recruited to work in military camps in Yemen; Teenage […]

Editorials SearchLangLive TVLive RadioShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via EmailPrint this pageAfrica UN Decries Lack of Reforms and Widespread Abuse in Eritrea By Lisa SchleinMarch 01, 2020 12:56 PM GENEVA – A U.N. investigator is condemning an Eritrean crackdown on fundamental freedoms and religious practice in a new report, as well as the country’s harsh, indefinite […]