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TO ALL ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TRAVELLERS
Cognizant of the consistent and persistent malicious trading practices pursued by Ethiopian Airlines in general and systematic and organized passengers' luggage theft, pilferage, damage, prolonged delays and loss with no compensation in particular, coupled with unjustified and unwarranted price hikes and other irregularities witnessed.
Moreover, repeated...
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The crucial decision to not renew the contract enables Saudi Arabia to sell oil and other goods in multiple currencies, including the Chinese RMB,...
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The case of Eritrea shows that totalitarian systems are inherently toxic, and that no amount of “engagement” will change them.
By Steve Walker
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Cable firms eye Eritrea as Houthi attacks threaten Red Sea internet traffic
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Ethiopia’s Currency Devaluation Plan: A Likely Floodwater? IMF and World Bank Pushing while WFP...
According to various sources, the Ethiopian government has made an agreement with the IMF to devalue its currency on a scale that would bridge...
THE TIGRAY WAR®IONAL IMPLICATIONS (VOLUME 1 -November 2020 to June 2021 )
1. Forward
By Habte Hagos, Chair of Eritrea Focus
The tragic, brutal and entirely predictable war in Tigray has brought immense suffering to the Tigrayan people,...
THE TIGRAY WAR®IONAL IMPLICATIONS(VOLUME 2)
1. Forward
By Right Honourable Helen Clark1
The Tigray crisis
In the fifteen months since the war in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray erupted in November...
THE TIGRAY WAR®IONAL IMPLICATIONS (VOLUME 1)
1. Forward
By Habte Hagos, Chair of Eritrea Focus
The tragic, brutal and entirely predictable war in Tigray has brought immense suffering to the Tigrayan people,...
Mining and Repression in Eritrea: corporate complicity in human rights abuses
London Mining Network member group Eritrea Focus has just published a report, Mining and Repression in Eritrea: corporate complicity in human rights abuses.
The document, which is...
Eritrea’s 2_ Diaspora Tax and its impact in the UK (1) + 31 October...
This is not an official publication of the House of Commons nor the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House...
The April Conference and beyond v.1
Aim:
The aim of the April Conference has always been for it to be part of an ongoing process. The Conference was seen as a...
NEW PROGRAMME
Overview/Introduction
Eritrea Focus is holding this conference as part of its contribution to building democracy in Eritrea. The aim is to provide papers on key...
Closing Conference Remarks
As this conference draws to a close it is my pleasure to make a few final remarks
Let me begin by thanking everyone for their...
Building Democracy in Eritrea – Second Conference Outcome document
Introduction
This report contains notes from the virtual conference held between 24 June and 4 July, 2020
Organised by Eritrea Focus, the conference replaced the physical...
Building Democracy in Eritrea – Conference Agenda
Wednesday 24 – Thursday 25 April 2019, Senate House, University of London
Day One
09:00-09:30 Registration and coffee
i. 09:30) Welcome by Professor Philip Murphy, Director of...
April 2019 Conference Output Record
1. Executive summary
Eritrea Focus, in partnership with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, held a two-day conference titled Building Democracy in Eritrea on 24-25 April,...
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The EU: Unwarranted Acts of Defamation
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Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker,** is pleased to share with you his latest...
Eritrea: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate through a substantive resolution
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
Excellencies,
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s...
The Summer PFDJ Died – A Dossier
The summer of 2022 saw an unprecedented challenge to the grip that the Eritrean ruling party, the inaptly named “People’s Front for Democracy and...
Canadian report on Eritrean transnational repression
May 2024
Drafted by: Sarah Teich and Hannah Taylor
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Eritrean President – 2024 Independence Day Speech
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On 24th May 2024, President Isaias Afeworki gave an Independence Day speech in Asmara, the capital...
Eritrea in the news – Monitoring report: 8-9 November
The Guardian: I am a refugee in a Libyan camp. Conditions are so bad, people are dying – 8 November
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Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 8.7: Civil Society Statement of Principles and Goals
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Eritrea in the news – Monitoring report: 6-7 November
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