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Thousands of refugees have fled to Paris over the past several months, prompting heated debates on how to manage the escalating asylum seeker crisis. Many refugees are Eritreans, fleeing a tiny police state viewed as Africa’s North Korea.ADVERTISINGSPONSORISÉ PAR ADVERTISING PARTNERVidéo Sponsorisée En savoir plus Even in Paris, Eritreans fear the ‘mosquitoes’ – informers for […]

As it aims to stem the flow of migrants from Africa and bring about change in a dictatorship, the European Union is spending millions on projects built by people in forced conscription. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff Jan. 8, 2020 5 BRUSSELS — The European Union spent 20 million euros last year in Eritrea, hoping to help stem […]

Eritrea is the origin of a significant share of the mixed migration flows seen both in the Greater Horn of Africa and farther afield in North Africa and Europe. The limited data available suggest up to 5,000 people leave the country every month. At the end of 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]

It’s a hot day in Kent with calm waters lapping the shore off the shortest sea span between England and France. These are perfect conditions to move migrants across the world’s busiest shipping lane to where they hope to make a home. In the early mornings locals say they see people – even pregnant women – without […]

Reproduction and dissemination for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorised without prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. The profiling exercise was the result of a partnership between CeSPI and UNHCR Data collection: CeSPI Regional profiling coordinator (UNHCR): Stephanie Matti The profiling exercise was funded by the UNHCR […]

Asylum Policy Changes Threaten Eritreans’ Rights (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 […]

Highlights On 19 August, the UN Refugee Agency commemorated World Humanitarian Day by saluting the courage of humanitarian workers and refugees who dedicate their time to serve other refugees. Fatima, a Sudanese refugee in Libya and a community health mobilizer, guides fellow refugees and helps them through difficulties and hardship. She works with UNHCR’s medical […]

For two decades, President Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea used the absence of peace with Ethiopia to justify authoritarianism. The July 2018 peace agreement between the two countries, which ended Eritrea’s diplomatic isolation, have not, as hoped, ushered in an era of respect for human rights in one of the world’s most repressive nations. The government […]

ADDIS ABABA A plan by the Ethiopian government to relocate around 27,000 Eritrean refugees to two already overcrowded camps is yet to be shelved, despite concerns by aid organisations over both the risk of spreading COVID-19 and the confusion the stated policy has caused. The government announced plans in April to close Hitsats refugee camp […]

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 […]