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Investigations, explainers and opinion on Eritrea and the Horn of Africa — reported by the diaspora since 2019.
Imagine a mother being able to find out what happened to her missing daughter. Picture her receiving a small kit in the mail, as simple as the ancestry tests many people use for fun. She would swab her cheek, send it back, and then wait - not for 19 years, but perhaps just a few weeks. Then, one day, she gets a notification. There's a match.
Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation delivers his keynote presentation on Bitcoin vs the International Monetary Fund.
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“Trying to score political points or intimidate migrants by sending the military to the border caters to the Republican party’s xenophobic attacks on our asylum system,” Menendez said in a statement.
It is a travesty that this appalling injustice persists almost two decades on, more so now that Eritrea is a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
Meron Estefanos, an Eritrean human rights activists, joins Alex Gladstein and others on stage at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in November 2022 to discuss Bitcoin as a strategic tool for civil resistance.
Leopoldo Lopez a candidate for President of Venezuela who was jailed for years for posing a threat to the current dictator regime that has destroyed the country's economics and local people's lives through money printing and how Bitcoin can save Venezuelan's lives at Bitcoin Amsterdam.
Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, presents the story of what really happened to her husband, what it's like to fight against corrupt governments, and how Bitcoin became a part of their journey at Bitcoin Amsterdam.
Modern Eritrea’s short history is often told as a story of triumph. The values of self-reliance, sacrifice, and unity that we fostered during our armed…
The Eritrean diaspora contains a number of groups opposed to the dictatorial regime of President Isaias Afwerki but internal differences have prevented any…
An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.
Ciham Ali is an American citizen who was kidnapped by the President of Eritrea in 2012. She was born in Los Angeles, California. At the time of her…
On November 25, 2021, Eritrea became the 50th African country to sign a memorandum of understanding to join the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But…
In November of 2020, a war broke out in Tigray that has caused catastrophic damages to all sides involved and the stability of East Africa in general.…
Eritrea has been a shit-hole country for some time now. It doesn’t feel good saying it, but I think we all instinctively knew what President Trump meant…
There are thousands of Eritrean refugees caught in the crossfires of the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. According to witness accounts and…
Armed conflict between the Ethiopian military and forces loyal to the ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) erupted in November of 2020. The…
In late July of this year, two elderly pastors, Pastor Ghirmay Araya and Pastor Samuel Okbamichael were reported to have been taken from their home in the…
On July 18, 2021, an investigative report led by Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International was published after a list containing 50,000 phone numbers of…
On February 19, the Qatar National Bank (QNB) watched as its complaint against the Government of Eritrea’s Ministry of Finance and the State of Eritrea made…
The government of Eritrea has imprisoned Ciham Ali Abdu since December 8, 2012. The then 15-year-old was imprisoned for attempting to flee Eritrea trying to…
On March 23, 2021, Eritrea’s Minister of Information, Yemane G. Meskel, announced Eritrea would reopen schools for K to 10 . This announcement came just…
Led by End High School in Sawa and in partnership with EriSat , the ‘Let Eri Kids Learn’ or #LetEriKidsLearn educational program aims to provide a…
With the ongoing war in Tigray, destruction of the Hitsat and Shimelba refugee camps, a change in US presidency from Trump to Biden, locust swarms…
Since early November, an intense armed conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, between the federal government and a regional government led by the Tigray People’s…
We are pleased to have the opportunity to share an interview we had with one of Eritrea’s most renowned writers, Yirgalem Fisseha. In this interview,…
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SAN DIEGO, CA – On Monday, after an April Supreme Court ruling that “[…]extended the deadline for the receipt of mailed ballots from November 3 (Election…
TRIPOLI, LIBYA – Right now, every corner of the globe is battling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals in Europe and the United States are…
SEATTLE, WA – As the coronavirus crisis continues to propagate throughout the globe, Eritreans in the diaspora fear for the health and safety of their loved…
