Sheikh Adam Shaban is a free man once again.

On Monday, November 9, the Eritrean authorities released Sheikh Adam Shaban, who had been abducted in May 2025. The incident sparked a widespread wave of anger and condemnation among the Eritrean people, with the outcry reaching various cities across Europe and the United States.The abduction of Sheikh Adam Shaaban has triggered a wa

Treasury Sanctions Eritrean Military Leader in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuse in Tigray

 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0329 

G-7 Nations Call for Swift Withdrawal of Eritrean Troops from Tigray

G-7 foreign ministers have called for a “swift, unconditional and verifiable” withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

The ministers of the world’s leading economies gathered Friday f

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

14 January 2021 

I remain extremely troubled by the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and its impact on civilians, in particular Eritrean refugees host

Eritrea: Conscription System’s Toll on Education

Spurs Dropouts and Exodus by Students, Teachers

 (Nairobi) – Eritrea’s use of secondary school to channel students into indefinite government service and its conscription of teachers subjects students an

OPEN LETTER TO THE ERITREAN HEAD OF STATE

Your Excellency, President Isaias Aferwerki:

We write to convey our most sincere congratulations upon your country’s normalization of diplomatic relations with Ethiopia. This is a development much appreciated by all Africans of goodwill.

We write to you in our ca

 2019 World Press Freedom Index – A cycle of fear

 Eritrea (up 1 at 178th) is third from last

The 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows how hatred of journalists has degenerated into violence, contributing to an increase in fear. The number of countries regarded as safe