Category: Eritrea
Eritrea: Norway is a soft touch for asylum seekers
Oslo (HAN) June 28, 2014 – Eritrean Humanitarian issues Update. The Eritrea asylum seekers in Norway has dramatically increased. Accordingly the Norwegian Director of Immigration Eritrea ranked first in the number of immigrants seeking asylum, where 1944 Eritreans sought asylum in 2013 only, followed by Somalia 1334 and Afghanistan 481. In the last two months…
Eritrea: Safeguarding the people’s dignity for Generations
Asmara (HAN) June 25, 2014 – The Eritrean residents of Adi-Quala have called on pertinent bodies to bequeath the Eritrean resolve witnessed in battle engagements in the days of the armed struggle for independence and safeguarding the nation’s dignity to generations. They made the call in connection with a tour they made of Adi-Begio historic…
Eritrea: Diplomat demanded a share of her annual income in Canada
Ottawa (HAN) June 22, 2014 – Updates news and views: Eritrean Diplomatic Immunity Series 1 Part 2. An Eritrean diplomat told Geeska Afrika Online, When Americans moving overseas, one of the biggest questions many have concerns is American Expat Tax. Unfortunately, America is one of a handful of countries that vigorously pursues taxes worldwide, such…
Eritrea is one of the Top Ten Source Countries for Refugees
Khartoum (HAN) June 21, 2014 – Eritrea is in 10th place of the Source Countries for Refugees, accounting for 308,000 refugees. According to VOA, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says Somalia was among the world’s top three source countries for refugees last year. Photo: Eritrean refugees protest in front of the USA embassy, Tel Aviv…
Eritrea: Rehabilitation projects for victims suffering Martyr's Families
Asmara (HAN) June 15, 2014 – Eritrean rehabilitated families of martyrs in Dubarwa sub-zone said that the support extended to them by the Government has enabled them to lead improved life style. Reports indicated that a total of 30,000 Nakfa each was extended to the beneficiaries in the form of livestock. Your donation allows Voice…
Eritrea: China expressed Women’s armed struggle for independence
Asmara (HAN) June 13, 2014 – The governor of Eritrean region of Northern Red Sea holds talks with delegation of Chinese Women’s Association. The Administrator of the Northern Red Sea region, Ms. Tsigereda Woldegergis, held talks yesterday with a delegation of the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) headed by Ms. Meng Xiaosi, Vice President of the…
Eritrean Diplomat has a very good impressions about Abkhazia Issues
Cairo (HAN) June 13, 2014 . According to an Eritrean diplomat, ”When I first visited Abkhazia in 2001, I witnessed one of the strangest socially I had ever seen. I had been to other Europeans marked by a civil war, to Chechnya and Afghanistan.” Despite the poor standard of life in Abkhazia he added, I did…
Eritrea: New Strategy approach for National Youth Festival
Asmara (HAN) June 11, 2014 – The role and contribution of Eritreans in the diaspora in the struggle for independence cannot be undermined. They became the key in supporting the armed liberation struggle for independence that was taking place in Eritrea at the time. There is a need to teach youth in the diaspora to keep…
Eritrea: Reasons Afwerki Attends the sworn in ceremony of Egyptian leader
Asmara (HAN) June 11, 2014 – In Egypt, Cairo airport was on high alert as Egypt expects the arrival of a number of foreign leaders and delegations for the swearing-in ceremony this week. President Isaias Afwerki was one of the foreign leaders and delegations attended at the sworn in ceremony of the newly elected president…
Eritrea: influential Coptic Orthodox Church condemned iron rule
Asmara (HAN) June 10, 2014 – The Eritrean youth are running a forced labor program that is spawning human rights violations and fueling a refugee exodus, according to a report that will be debated next month at the U.N. Human Rights Council. Eritrean youth are the most attempting the risky crossing from North Africa to…