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ELF concludes executive committee meeting and  issues a statement in Arabic (source Awna1.)

جبهة التحرير الارترية البيان الختامي للاجتماع الدوري الثاني للمجلس المركزى

Peace missions can benefit from civil groups input, Annan tells Security Council
22 June Hailing the Security Councils efforts to strengthen its connection with civil society organizations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said their input could enhance the work of United Nations peace operation
s. FULL STORY>>
Sudan: Eritrean opposition conference opens in Khartoum 
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom, Jun 20, 2004
Khartoum, 19 June: The sixth session of the general conference of the Eritrean Liberation Front- The Revolutionary Council...
ERITREA: Government official to meet with UN envoy... .ADDIS ABABA, 21 Jun 2004 (IRIN)
ARMS exporters 'ignoring promises about poverty'
Guardian - UK,
Richard Norton-Taylor, Tuesday June 22, 2004
The Guardian

... The report, Guns or Growth, says six developing countries - Oman, Syria,
Burma, Pakistan, Eritrea and Burundi - spend more on arms than they do on health and ...
Eritrea to open Embassy in Israel
21 Jun 2004
 FM Shalom received an official message from the Eritrean government announcing their intent to open an embassy in Israel.

 

ERITREA: Critical water shortages reported in several regions. NAIROBI, 21 Jun 2004 (IRIN)
ERITREA to Open an Embassy in Israel 18:00 Jun 21, '04 / 2 Tammuz 5764
Israel National News - Israel

(IsraelNN.com) Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom announced today that Eritrea would be reciprocating Israel's 1993 move by opening an embassy in Israel.
ERITREANS recall victims of independence fight, war with Ethiopia..ASMARA (AFP) Jun 20, 2004, (SpaceDaily - USA)
... In a brief address to the crowd, Eritrea's President Issaias Afeworki, the former guerrilla leader, expressed "our high respect for our martyrs, who gave their ...
SUDAN accuses Eritrea of threatening peace deal
Reuters AlertNet -18 Jun 2004 19:23:05 GMT London, England UK
UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (Reuters) - Sudan accused Eritrea on Friday of trying to derail a deal to end a two-decade civil war in southern Sudan and called on ...
COOPERATION: ERITREA AND UNIVERSITY SIGNS DEAL
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 2 hours ago
(AGI) - Perugia, Italy, June 18 - The government of the republic of Eritrea and Perugia University signed a programmatic deal in palazzo Murena, the seat of ...
TPLF and Khartoum regimes: An alliance of unfriendly and terrorist entities...shabit.com 06-17-04

Near verbatim press briefing transcript of 17 June 2004

ሻዕቢያ፣ ባድመን ለመውረር የተጠቀመበት መንገድ መዘጋቱን ተ.መ.ድ አስታወቀ አስኳል፦ 08/10/96

ERITREA snubs UN on Ethiopia border row Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
ASMARA, June 17 (Reuters) -
Eritrea's government has snubbed a UN special envoy trying to solve a bitter border dispute with neighbouring Ethiopia, diplomats ...

Ethiopia/ Eritrea Border Clash: Masari Pledges Peaceful Resolution, Dateline: 16/06/2004 23:41:03 Speaker of the House of  Representatives yesterday pledged the assistance of Nigeria in the peaceful resolution of the border conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, while also urging both countries to explore peaceful resolution of their differences.

Ethiopia rejects the candidature of the new Sudanese ambassador, KHARTOUM, June 15, 2004 (Sudan Tribune)

UoA to begin Masters Degree program By Staff on Jun 15, 2004, 21:38

NORTHERN Mining Undertakes Its Exploration Program in Eritrea
Investor's Business Daily
(subscription) - USA
(Explorations MINIERES du NORD - "MDN") is pleased to announce the beginning of an exploration program at the Harab Suit project in Eritrea, East Africa.

ELF-RC (ENA) will hold its 6th congress starting June 19, 2004 (Arabic report ECMC)

اكتمال الترتيبات لانعقاد المؤتمر السادس للمجلس الثوري(ECMS  ) 13/6/2004

 የኤርትራ ታጣቂዎች ድንበር ተሻግረው ዝርፊያ አካሄዱ ልሳነ ሕዝብ፦
04/10/96

ሕወሓት ከኦነግ ጋር ምስጢራዊ ድርድር ለማድረግ መሞከሩ ተጋለጠ

 
Ethiopian and Eritrean sector commanders meet to discuss security  ADDIS ABABA, June 10, 2004 (dpa) -- Ethiopian and Eritrean commanders in the eastern sector of their disputed border area have met for the first time to discuss ways of maintaining stability in the area, reports said.
Near verbatim press briefing transcript of 10 June 2004
UN warns Eritrea ban may hit border peacekeeping AlertNet - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago ADDIS ABABA, June 10 (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers will have problems soon patrolling a buffer zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea because of an Eritrean ban on them using a vital road, the United Nations said on Thursday.
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN force optimistic about stalled peace process.. ADDIS ABABA, 10 Jun 2004 (IRIN).. The peacekeeping force of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said on Thursday it remained optimistic about a breakthrough in the stalled peace process between the two countries.
UNDER-17 to be screened on Sunday, IPPMedia - The Guardian - Tanzania
... In other development, the women national soccer team, Twiga Stars, arrived well in Asmara, Eritrea, ready for the Saturday's African Nations
Cup qualifiers ...
Adhanom Gebremariam of Eritrean People's Movement, (EPM) condemns the bomb attack in Barentu. (souce delina radio)  The chairman of the newly created party (EPM) , in an interview with delina radio, condemned, in strong terms, the Barentu bomb attack  and stated that his party will condemn such future attacks. listen to Tigrinya interview
ጃንዳ ህ.ግ.ደ.ፍ. ምስ ሒቕታኡ ዝመውት ዘሎ ስርዓት
ህዝባዊ ምንቅስቓስ ሓርነታዊ መሰል ኤርትራ..
Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:16 AM 
የኢትዮጵያና የሱዳን የድንበር የጋራ ውይይት ተቋርጧል
2400 ተፈናቃዮች ከድንበሩ አካባቢ እንዲነሱ ተደረገ
ጦማር፦ 01/10/96 
Eritrean government's accusation of Sudan and Ethiopia  continues.. Khartoum and TPLF regimes: An alliance of unfriendly and terrorist entities shabit.com 06-08-2004
Amnesty International writes to Maltese Minister over Eritrean ...  Maltamedia Daily News, Malta - Jun 9, 2004, 09:29 CET... said AI once again maintained it had given the Maltese government several warnings before it deported 223 illegal immigrants back to Eritrea in autumn 2002. ...
Campaign launch for Senate for an Eritrean-Australian Candidate Dr. Berhan Ahmed announcement
Nevsun Announces More High Grade Gold, Silver, Copper, and Zinc Assays From Bisha Project 
Business Wire, Jun 07, 2004, Nevsun continues to focus the current drill program on the full delineation of the gold bearing oxide and supergene copper...
Press Briefing by Jim Wilkinson, Deputy Assistant to the ...
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - 06-07-2004
... new proposals to help combat hunger, including a new initiative that would help end famine in the Horn of Africa - in places like Eritrea, Somali, Ethiopia. ...
Ethiopia: UNHCR Moves Eritrean Refugees Away From Border Zone
AllAfrica.com, Africa - 12 minutes ago
... The UNHCR said refugees were still arriving from Eritrea at the rate of about 250 per month, and the new arrivals would also be sent to a safer refugee camp in ...
EHDR-UK sends letters to the Tunisian and South African Governments EHDR-UK - April 200....
TO: H.E. Colonel Mu'ammar Abu-Minyar al-Qadhafi Revolutionary Leader Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
 ገረዘጊሄረ ውጩ ብዝወረዶ መጥቃዕቲ አብ ሆስፒታል ተዓቋቡ ከም ዘሎ አል ናሀዳ ዝተባህለ ኤርትራዊ ናይ ዓረብኛ ወብሳይት ሓቢሩ..(ምንጪ ረድዮ ድመጺ ደሞከራሰያዊት ኤረተራ)
Premier Meles statement regarding Badme opens the way for another war: Egyptian academician..
"...Ethiopias rejection of the Boundary Commissions ruling is the first of its kind in the history of an international bodys decisions as regards their acceptance..."shabait.com 06/04/2004
Eritrea says arrests or kills suspects behind bomb04 Jun 2004 13:52:43 GMTBy Jonah Fisher NAIROBI, June 4 (Reuters) - Eritrean authorities have killed or arrested "mercenaries" suspected of planting a bomb that killed five people and wounded 88 last week, a ... Full Article...
Ethiopia: Premier's confidant reportedly seeks political asylum in US BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Jun 04, 2004 Newsletter web site on 4 June
03-Jun-2004, UNMEE
UNMEE media briefing notes 3 Jun 2004
Ethiopia: Sudanese delegation arrives in north for bilateral talks....BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Jun 04, 2004
Jack Barker cycles across Eritrea to Massawa on the Red Sea - and has no regrets
CAPPUCCINO Africa Financial Times - London,England,UK ..June 4 2004 16:46 "We usually do the journey at night," said the man in the bar. "It makes it less likely your bike tyres will blow out." I'd flown into Eritrea after reading a ...
Eritrean opposition claims Barentu bomb blast responsibility Friday June 4th, 2004 08:35. ) ASMARA, June 4, 2004 (Sudan Tribune)..
Libya demands AU's headquarters to be moved from Ethiopia June 03, 2004 (Sudan tribune)
Members of Human Right and Refugee Protection condemned the Bus bomb in Barentu
Members of the Eritrean Community for Human Right and Refugee Protection in United States today condemned the Bus bomb as a "criminal" act in the Western Eritrea which killed at least 5 people and wounded 88, and said the attack violated EC-HRRP principles
Source : Eritrea | Published : May 27, 2004
China's foreign minister holds talks with Eritrean counterpart on ties Tuesday June 1st, 2004 20:04. BEIJING, June 01, 2004 (Xinhua) --
Eritrean Envoy to United States Debates Boundary Issue on VOA ...
Yahoo News (press release) - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency Girma Asmerom, Ambassador of Eritrea to the United States, appeared today on the Voice of America's weekly ...
A bipartisan group of 24 members of the U.S. House of Representatives transmitted a letter to the Ethiopian prime minister, urging his government to respect international law http://www.subsaharanmonitor.
com/24letter.pdf .)
Eritrea points finger over blast
BBC News, UK - 19 minutes ago Eritrea has blamed neighbouring Sudan and Ethiopia for a bomb which killed at least five and injured scores more. The explosion ...
Eritrea Bomb Kills Five, Wounds 88-UN Sources (Reuters, May 27, 2004; 11:07 AM)
ERITREA markets role in "Coalition of the Willing"  Norway afrol News, 26 May - ...
Facade offered by Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Death of an African Dream: By Robin Oliver May 25, 2004
BORG had been warned about danger days before deportation, Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta
... In an e-mail to Dr Borg, dated September 27, 2002, and sent to The Times yesterday, Amnesty highlighted the human rights situation in Eritrea
and the treatment ...
Kenya: Paper urges state, Ethiopia to handle border "tension" diplomatically BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; May 24, 2004

Tension between Kenya, Ethiopia reportedly "nearing breaking point" 
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom, May 24, 2004
A diplomatic row has emerged between Kenya and Ethiopia over a potentially explosive border dispute, The People Daily has...

ERITREA urges pressure on Ethiopia on border ruling
Reuters AlertNet -
24 May 2004 18:02:39 GMT London,England,UK
... indefinitely postponed since Ethiopia rejected last year's decision
by an independent boundary commission that the village of Badme should
be part of Eritrea. ...
GOVERNMENT was never told Eritreans were in danger, minister ... Sunday, May 23, 2004, Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta
... Dr Borg pointed out that the illegal immigrants returned to Eritrea only after the UNHCR had declared that Eritrean refugees could return
home. ...
Eritrea arrests three Ethiopian civilians crossing border ADDIS ABABA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Three unarmed Ethiopian civilians who tried to cross into Eritrea have been arrested last weekend by the Eritrean police, the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said Friday.
VOA interview with
Simon Nhongo, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Eritrea
VOA  interviews  Abrahaley Kifle  about the recent Eritrean  accusations against the UNMEE soldiers
Audio
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Sudan is committed to bolster bilateral  relations with Ethiopia, envoy ADDIS ABABA, May 19, 2004 (Waltainfo) -- The Sudanese ambassador to Ethiopia said Sudan is committed to bolster bilateral relations with Ethiopia.
Brunei Establishes Diplomatic Relations with State of Eritrea The Government of Brunei 04:33 15-May-04
KENYAN seamen seized in Eritrea
East African Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
... 'The new buyer in Egypt was intending to convert the vessel into a tourist shuttle,'' Mwangura said. It had arrived in Eritrea on May
13. ...
EU, US are concerned by Ethiopia-Eritrea border stalemate: reportADDIS ABABA, May 15, 2004 (Addis Admas) --
ANNAN RESPONDS TO ERITREAN ALLEGATIONS ABOUT UN MISSION New York, May 14 2004 3:00PM  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today Eritrea's recent verbal attacks on the mission and the restrictions imposed on it could endanger the lives of UN personnel and limit their effectiveness.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ELF-RC (ENA) changes name:
ECMC reports in Arabic that the ELF-RC (ENA) congress in Khartoum has changed the organization's  name to  ELF-National Congress.

Candle vigil by the opposition Camp in Washington DC, A brief reportage and Editorial note, (nharnet.com)

HERALDING A NEW BEGINNING AND  FOR THE FIRST TIME , WASHINGTON,  DC. JOINS HANDS TO SALUTE AND THANK OUR FALLEN HEROES  
Washington, DC, June 20, 2004; With the participation of all the Eritrean opposition organizations, parties and civic and human rights organizations  and the Eritrean public, Martyr's day was commemorated with praise and appreciation to all our fallen heroes. The ad hoc committee welcoming committee( Mebrahtu of EDP, Tedros  of ELF-RC and Sihel  of Eritrean People's Democratic Front, Sagim) and guest speakers,  Adhamom Gebremariam, EPM chair and Rezene Habte of the alliance, called for and pledged to unite struggle to dislodge the dictatorship in Asmara.  The joint  candle-light vigil, with Lincoln Memorial as a background and the monument in the foreground ,was  the first of its kind  in the DC area. This was received by attendants with great optimism and hope for future joint efforts in the fight to create a democratic nation.

ELF-RC (ENA) congress news update
The last delegates of the 6th National Congress of the ELF-RC that are representing the basis and organs of the organization all over the world have arrived in the location of the Congress.
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وصلت آخر مجموعة من الأعضاء المشاركين في المؤتمر الوطني العام السادس لجبهة التحرير الإرترية - المجلس الثوري إلى مكان انعقاد المؤتمر

CONCERNS ABOUT WAR BETWEEN ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA ;
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT   No. 6/018/005/0004
ERITREAN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 
Berhane Yemane, Vice-Chairman of ENA and Chairman of ERDF arrived in  Khartoum on 06/15/2004. This is the first time the Vice-chairman (also know as Berhane Hanjama) has traveled outside Ethiopia. (source ECMS )

نائب رئيس القيادة العليا للتحالف الوطني بالخرطوم الخرطوم : المركز الارتري للخدمات الاعلامية ecms ) 16/6/2004م وصل صباح الثلاثاء 15/6/2004م كل من السيد / برهاني يماني

أكثر من مائة إرترية يطلبن اللجوء في بريطانيا فراراً من الاغتصاب والتعذيب المركز الإرتري للخدمات الإعلامية (ECMS ) 16/6/2004م

المجلس المركزي يعيد انتخاب السيد عبد الله ادريس
 رئيساً حسين خليفه نائباً أولاً ، حسن علي أسد نائباً
ثانياً الخرطوم المركز الإرتري للخدمات الإعلامية ( ECMS ) 15/6/2004ً

Khartoum 06/15/2004: ELF vows to strengthen unity  and  keeps Abdalla Idris as Chairman ; passes resolutions that paves way for dialogue with non-alliance organizations .
ELF concluded the meetings of the second regular
session of the Central Council today June 15,2004. It gave the vote of confidence to the
current  committee.  Abdalla Idris Mohamed is still the
chairman, Hussein Khalifa, the first deputy chairman will be the de-acto leader of the organization. The second deputy is Hassan Ali Assad.  A very important resolution of the
meeting was the decision to hold effective and fruitful dialogue with opposition organizations outside the Alliance. This is expected to lead  constructive meetings with organization outside the Alliance, including the  ELF-RC and EDP. Unity of the organization was an important factor in the debates and the decisions.
The executive committee will start meetings tonight, Khartoum time. The Council fixed a date for its congress within a year.

 المجلس المركزي يعيد انتخاب السيد عبد الله ادريس رئيساً حسين خليفه نائباً أولاً  ، حسن علي أسد نائباً ثانياً
   الخرطوم المركز الإرتري للخدمات الإعلامية (

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Two refugees receive First Holy Communion  
Times of Malta - Jun 13 1:34 AM

Two young girls from Eritrea, Jesmina Kinfe and Helen Mezori, received their First Holy Communion yesterday at the Peace Lab, Hal Far. They arrived in Malta three years ago when they were shipwrecked along with their parents on the coast of Gozo.

لجنة حوار التحالف الوطني تستأنف نشاطها بلقاء المجلس  الثوري
AL NAHDA

NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN FULL SWING AL NAHDA report in Arabic above dated 06/11/04,  states that the ENA national dialogue committee met with its counterpart from the ELF-RC on June 09, 2004, to discuss matters concerning national dialogue. No details of the meeting is available. Source from the area indicate this to be positive development. The report also states that the ENA committee will hold similar meetings with EDP.
Member of the respective committees include:
ENA:  Osman Kernelios, Hassan Assad, Saleh Turki,  Tewolde Gebresellasie, Ahmed Nasser
ELF-RC: Ibrahim Mohammed Ali; Menghestab Asmerom, Mohammed Ali Ibrahim.
HIV activist takes diet message to Eritrea, June 11 2004 at 06:24AM
Independent Online - South Africa
... Now he is taking his message to Eritrea, a small country in the Horn
of Africa. "You are what you eat," could well be his motto
.
بالرغم من غياب السيد/ عبد الله إدريس محمد المجلس المركزي ل(ج.ت.أ) يعقد اجتماعاته في أجواء من التفاؤل الخرطوم المركز الإرتري للخدمات الإعلامية (ECMS) 10/6/2004
ELF leadership in session. Members and leadership vowing to create a more united and stronger ELF.
Reports coming out of  Sudan indicate that ELF ( the only opposition organization that has maintained its unity and rejected and defeated fragmentations ,) is expected  to come out  of its meetings stronger and more united . ELF is holding its first meeting in the absence of its chairman, Abdall Idirs, who is recovering from his ill ness. The executive body is in session and   its legislative body ( Central Council) will start its regular session in the next two days.  Eritreans from all walks of life are expressing support  that the ELF will continue its exemplary role of organizational unity and continue its leading role in bringing down the regime.
Eritrea could "provoke" war, not Ethiopia - Prime Minister Meles...BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Jun 10, 2004
Eritrea suffering profound water shortage, UN says
9 June 2004 Eritrea has been suffering from such intense drought that people have started migrating from one area to another in search of new water sources and fresh grazing lands for their animals, the United Nations said today. 
The drought has led people to start migrating from Northern and Southern Red Sea and Gash Barka, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
An Eritrean Major General, Gerezghiher Andemariam (Wuchu),  allegedly wounded:
 Via em
ail Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:45am An Eritrean opposition organization operating inside Eritrean (Peoples Liberation Movement for the Rights  of Eritrea)  claimed, in a press statement (Tigrinya)  issued on June 08, 2004, that it  allegedly wounded Major General Gerezghiher, who is considered to be the right hand man of the Eritrean President and the military governor of Asmara and Central Zone  and that two other generals( Geneal Filipos and General Abraha Kass ) escaped attempts on their life.  In  statement released today (06-09-2004, the same organization rejected attempts  by the Eritrean regime to blame auto accident for the injuries (wounds) sustained by Maj. General Gerezgiher.

  

ጦርነት የመቀስቀሱን እድል የሚያውቀው ሻዕቢያ ብቻ ነው ጠ/ሚ/ር መለስ ዜናዊ

 نقلت الينا معلومات بان الجنرال قرزقهير الملقب ب( ود جؤ) قائد المحور الاوسط واحد القاده العسكرين الاربعة الذي يعتمد عليهم زعيم نظام اسمرا فى السيطر على حكم اريتريا ، قد تعرض الى حادث حركة وهو فى حاله خطر للغاية ، وطريح الفراش فى المستشفي....  .2004/6/5 النهضة

ENA condemns Barentu bombing..
(read comments @ bayto

Original Press Release Posted in AL NAHDDA)
في تصريح ل(ECMS ): ابوبكر ينفي صلته بتفجيرات بارنتو ويحمل مسئوليتها للنظام
Eritrean opposition ENA Condemn Barentu bomb , (Sudan Tribune) June 7th, 2004
المعارضة الاريترية تعلن مسئوليتها عن تفجيرات بارنتو  تاريخ الخبر : 6/4/2004 2:41:40 PM
Awate.com Jun 6, 2004, 12:03pm
 
Osman Abubaker, the chairman of the Eritrean National Democratic Front and  current Head of Of Foreign Relations of ENA, on behalf of the ENA  denies Barentu bombing responsibility and holds Eritrean government responsible and  condemns the Eritrean government for "the terrorist act" source (Awate) full Report  in Full

Gaddafi called upon to protect "the innocent and defenseless (Eritrean) refugees languishing in Libyan prisons
Arlington, VA, USA 06-04: Washington based Eritrean human rights organization appeals to Gaddafi on behalf of refugees in Libya..
Ethiopia-Eritrea: Has the Algiers accord been ditched?. Wednesday June 2nd, 2004 17:40. By Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 01, 2004 (PANA)
AL NAHDA: According to a   statement issued in Arabic by Osman Abubaker the chairman of the Eritrean National Democratic Front and  current Head of Of Foreign Relations of ENA, the attack in Barentu was not carried by Ethiopia nor Sudan but by internal opposition cells within the Eritrean Defense force that have relations with leaders of the opposition, and especially with his organization, Eritrean National Democratic Front .source AL NAHDA ..This attack with condemned by an Eritrean opposition party, EDP (in Tigrinya)
THE warning which came too late  Some days previously Amnesty International had claimed that some of the deportees had been tortured on arrival in Eritrea. Dr Borg ...Malta Independent - St. Julians, Malta. .Web posted on May 30, 2004 at 9:30:00 AM CET
On behalf of those jailed Eritreans in Libya, to ask UNHCR, Human Rights Watch  and Amnesty International to act swiftly and  intervene to halt the deportation...Seghen Aron

Amnesty call on Eritrea detainees  

BBC News - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago Human rights group Amnesty International demands the release of two religious leaders in Eritrea.

Ethiopian PM's visit boosts ties፡ Jerusalem Post, Israel - 15 hours ago ... Although one of the reasons for this vote seemed to be Addis Ababa's concern that its own long-simmering conflict with Eritrea may be sent to the International ...

Letter: Eritrea's ordeal 
ANDY GREGG The Independent - United Kingdom, May 29, 2004: Sir: In May 2001, I was invited by the Eritrean government to celebrate 10 years of Eritrean liberation in the capital,...
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CrisisWatch N10, 1 June 2004፡ Reuters AlertNet, UK - 3 hours ago ... For June 2004, CrisisWatch identifies Ethiopia/Eritrea, Sudan and Venezuela as Conflict Risk Alerts, or situations at particular risk of further conflict in ...

Sudan Interior minister visits Ethiopia amid tension over border dispute KHARTOUM, May 31, 2004 (Sudan Tribune) -- The Sudanese minister of internal affairs, Abdalrahim Mohamed Hussein, led a high level delegation today to Addis Ababa. This trip comes at the time where tension is reported between the two countries over the border demarcation.

Human traffic - why Eritreas abuses were ignored  Malta Today - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago According to international law, Malta should have confirmed the safety of Eritrea before repatriating 220 Eritreans back to an unsure fate in a war-torn country where human rights abuses were still rampant.

Ill-Fated Boat Capsizes Off Sudan Coast  All Africa.com Business - 55 minutes ago A Kenyan vessel that was recently detained in Eritrea has capsized on the Sudan coastline, the Nation learnt yesterday. Mr Swaleh Ali Mohammed, the Kenyan who built the dhow christened mv Faza, said it capsized while on its way to Egypt.

Amnesty International scorns Malta's asylum policy
Maltamedia Daily News, Malta - 12 hours ago ... that new information emerged reinforcing concern that a number of individuals among a group of some 220 Eritreans deported from Malta to Eritrea in 2002 were ... Government orders magisterial inquiry - Valletta Times
Eritrea Values Anti-Terrorism Partnership With US
AllAfrica.com, Africa - 5 hours ago
Eritrea's Ambassador Girma Asmerom wants Americans to know that his country places great value on its anti-terrorism partnership with the United States and ...
Death, dismemberment in blast
News24, South Africa - 8 hours ago
Asmara - The death toll from a bomb blast in western Eritrea has risen to five, United Nations officials here said on Thursday. ...
UK TRAVEL ADVISORY :
 Eritrea
Still Current at: 27 May 2004
Updated: 27 May 2004.. We advise against all travel to the border areas with Ethiopia and Sudan. This advice includes Tesseney, near the Sudan border, where there was a bomb attack on 1 March 2004 in a hotel. This is the fourth bomb attack in Tesseney since 17 October 2003. On 24 May, a bomb was detonated in the main square of Barentu, 50 km from the Ethiopian border. We also advise against travel in the area north of Afabet in the Sahel region and along one road in the west of the country (detail below).
Three killed, 50 injured in Eritrean bomb blast: UN sources Wednesday May 26th, 2004 20:28.  ASMARA, May 26 (AFP)

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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia, Sudan of fomenting "terrorist attacks" Wednesday May 26th, 2004 13:23.  ASMARA, May 26, 2004 (Sudan Tribune)
ERITREAN Ambassador Pledges His Country's Support in Global ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA ... May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking today at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, His Excellency Girma Asmerom, Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to the ...
Stop the imminent war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, says EIDM.
Communiqu: -5-24-04 ,  Eritrean Independent Democratic Movement, (EIDM), an Eritrean opposition movement  in an
Independence day  communiqu  in Tigrinya, has called on the  the Eritrean government,  the Eritrean opposition, the  Eritrean people , the Ethiopian government, the Ethiopian people, and the International community  at  large to be actively engaged in stopping the imminent war between Ethiopia and Eritrea.  The communiqu blames Ethiopia's   rejection of the border ruling as a cause of the potential conflict and   warns that  such a  war could result in catastrophe to both the brotherly nations and the Horn zone. 
President Isaias Afewerkis address to the Nation on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of Eritreas Independence Day....shabait.com 05-24-04
ON this day 05-24-1890
Melbourne Herald Sun - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
...  - The Brooklyn Bridge is opened, linking Manhattan to Brooklyn,
New York. 1890 - Italy reorganises her Red Sea territories as colony of
Eritrea. ...
Khartoum hit by security fears KHARTOUM, May 22, 2004 (Financial Times) -- Sudanese security forces stopped cars and buses in search of alleged coup plotters in Khartoum overnight on Thursday, in a sign that the repercussions of the conflict in the far-off province of Darfur are reaching the capital
UNHCR says deportation could have been premature
Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta
... return. The government argued it was merely aligning itself with the
position taken by the UNHCR at the time that Eritrea was safe.
Meb Keflezighi   to compete as a member of the the best men's Team USA   ever assembled for the annual competition   of  the 7th International Team Challenge at the 26th Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day, May 31st  Full Story
In the wake of Amnesty's report
Valletta Times, Malta - 5 hours ago
... published images of torture methods that Amnesty International is claiming were used on illegal immigrants deported from Malta upon their return to Eritrea. ...
GOVERNMENT defends decision to repatriate Eritreans Friday, May 21, 2004 - Updated 08:31
Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta
Eritrea was considered a "stable" destination and there was "no evidence whatsoever" of persecution when 220 Eritreans were repatriated in 2002, the government ...
Ethiopian minister notes ethnic conflicts not yet fully resolved ADDIS ABABA, May 20, 2004 (The Reporter) -- Federal Affairs Minister Mr Abay Tsehaye has said that the conflicts that had erupted in Somali [southeastern], Afar [northeastern] and Oromiya [western] regions had not been fully resolved.


Eritrea: Government resists scrutiny on human rights and calls to ... Amnesty International - Press release, 19/05/2004

MALTA deportees tortured in Eritrea, Amnesty says Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta

ERITREA slammed over human rights, BBC News -London, England,UK, By Jonah Fisher. T

AMNESTY calls on Eritrea to stop torture Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK ASMARA, May 19 (Reuters) -...

ERITREA: Torture, 'disappearances' and religious persecution as ... Amnesty International UK - UK

U.S. Raids 17 Businesses That Send Cash Abroad Effort to Curb Terrorism Hurts Immigrants, Some Critics Say By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 18, 2004; Page B01
Sahel and Sahara summit urges implementation of Eritrea-Ethiopia border ruling  ASMARA, May 16, 2004 (shabait.com) --
Ethiopian government can launch an attack against Eritrea in a bid to overthrow Isayas's government,..Sudan Tribune 05-15-04
Eritrea will not ask UN troops to leave
Reuters AlertNet, UK -
ASMARA, May 16 (Reuters) - Eritrea will not ask UN peacekeepers patrolling its border with Ethiopia to leave despite accusing them of a string of serious ...
UNMEE commander "frustrated by the absence of demarcation" UNMEE media briefing notes 13 May 2004
ድምጺ አመሪካ፡ በጉዳይ ተኽሲ አብ ደዳ ላዕላይን ዝተማረኸ ኢትዮጵያ መቶ አለቃን ምስ ሓላፊ ዓቃቢ ሰላም ጀነራል ጎረዶን ዘቕረቦ ቃለ-መጠይቕ
ELF-RC harshly criticizes the Eritrean government and calls for investigation of the alleged crimes committed by some  UNMEE soldiers and the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
 Nharnet.com 05-14-04
ELF-RC, the only Eritrean opposition organization to comment on the recent PFDJ and UNMEE crisis to date , issues harsh criticism against the government of Eritrea for mishandling of the sensitive matter and calls for
 alleged "rapes and other crimes to  be investigated, documented and the perpetrators (UNMEE soldiers) to  be brought to justice and the victims compensated based on rules applicable to such circumstances.".. Full story>>>
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ስውኣትና ዝቐስኑ ዘቕስኖም ምስ እንሰርሕ ጥራሕ እዩ መዓልቲ ሰማእታት ኤርትራ - 20 ሰነ 2004.ቦርድ ኤርትራውያን ንሰብኣውን ደሞክራስያውን መሰላት - ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ.. www.ehdr.org.uk

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እናበሰልኩ ኣብ ዝኸድኩሉ ዕድመ እንታይ ተማሂረ ??? ብወገንኩም እንታይ ብስለት ኣጥረኩም ???. ኣማረ ሞብኣጽዮን   




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ኤርትራዊ ህዝባዊ ዘተ በይ-ኤርያ ብህባዊ ርክባት ዝተዳለወ።

Association of Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Sweden (AEASS) invites all Eritreans and friends of Eritrea to a public seminar in Stockholm - Sweden. This seminar is intended to introduce the association to the public. Date: Saturday, 26.06.04

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MARTYRS DAY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE .EDP Editorial Article.. Tuesday, June 15, 2004 1:28 PM

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EDITORIAL
 By ERDF June 8, 2004   WAR IS A ONE-WAY TICKET TO DISASTER
Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:41 AM
ትብጻሕ ናብ መምህረይ ኣቶ ኣድሓኖም ገብረማርያም     ዝኸበርካ ኣቶ ኣድሓኖም !ሓዱሽ ብስራት  ሮማ-  ኢጣልያ
Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:11:00 -0400 (EDT)
አይፋልካን አቶ አድሓኖም፡ ኤምባሲ ስርዓት ህግድፍ ነበር (ብጉድለትካ ምእማንን ብግሉጽነት ንህዝብኻ ምንሳሕን ተባዕ ባህሪይ ናይ ተቃላሳይ እዩ።)..ብኺሮስ ተኽለማርያም ደንማርክ ካልአይ ክፋል ክቕጽል እዩ።Monday, June 07, 2004 5:42 PM

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 ሳሙኤል ገብረ-ጊዮርጊስ  Sunday, June 06, 2004 12:25 PM   
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አነን ሐጺርዋ ይብል ንሳን ተደቢራ ትስዕስዕ" ብሩህ መልሲ "ንጉጅለ

 ደቀባት ዳት ካም" አርዓዶም ሰመረ.. Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:01 AM

..ብናይ ካልእ ሃገር ሰራዊት ተጠቒምካ ከይተረፈ ንስርዓት ህግደፍ ምእላዩ ዝብል ሓሳብን ድልየትን ሕጋውን ሞራላውን አይኮነን። ውዱቕ ክኸውን የግባእ።
...እቲ አብ ጉዳይ ዶብ ንጹር መርገጺ ምወሳድና ከም ዘየሐጎሶም ኢዩ ዘረድእ..
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ተ/ሰመረ ከሰተ
  ምሰ ነጸበራቕ ዘገበሮ ቃል መጠይቕ
"...ብመንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ተሓንጊረካ ዝመጽእ ለውጢ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ አይቅበሎን እዩ።...ዋላ ብመንግሰቲ ኢትዮጵያ ተደጊፉ አስመራ ክአቱ'የ ዝብል ተቓውሞ ሓይሊ እንነተልዩ'ውን ፡ ህዘቢ ኤርትራ ሰሙን-ክልተ ሰሙን ከቐንዮ አይኮነን..." ተ/አመባሳደር አድሓኖም ገረማርያም  ምሰ ነጸበራቕ ዘገበሮ ቃል መጠይቕ
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