Excerpted from Pen International World Press Freedom Day 3 May 2017 – In 2017 Eritrea continues to be one of the worst jailers of writers and dissident voices, earning the dubious honour of the most censored country in the world in 2015. PEN International is aware of at least 17 journalists currently held incommunicado or
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Vanessa Tsehaye, a student, activist and president of human rights organisation One Day Seyoum writes on the Huffington Post Last Night I Had A Dream That You Were Free « GO BACK
An atmosphere of fear pervaded Asmara. The environment had changed abruptly from heated and loud political debates to people resigning themselves to whispers and silence. Abraham Zere: After 15 years of fear Eritreans read between the lines « GO BACK
To mark the fifteenth anniversary of Dawit Isaak’s arrest, we are proud to be able to publish a tribute to Dawit by fellow writer David Berridge Eritrea: 15 years of incommunicado detention for journalist Dawit Isaak « GO BACK
Pen International calls for the release of Amanuel Asrat on World Poetry day. World Poetry Day 2016: Take Action for Amanuel Asrat « GO BACK
In the lead-up to International Mother Language Day 2016 (21 February) PEN is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of writer Idris Said Aba Arre. On Mother Language Day call on Eritrea to free Idris Said Aba Arre « GO BACK
Mohammed Hiyabu* Jim’ie Saeed Kimeil, the soft spoken journalist, was known for his formidable personality and strong and principled stand among his colleagues. A man with a light sense of humor at times, but bold and courageous in crucial matters, Jim’ie was one of the journalists any serious person could put his/her trust on. His
Bealfan Tesfay* A prisoner of conscience celebrates his 51st birthday behind bars in one of Eritrea’s most secretive gulag. Dawit Issak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist associated with the short-lived Eritrean press, has spent the past 14 years of his life in Prison. Born on October 28, 1964, Dawit Isaak spent his early years in Asmara prior
ዳንኤል ረዘነ* ሓደ ካብቶም ብዘይ ክሲ ንልዕሊ 14 ዓመታት ኣብ ማእሰርቲ ዝበልዩ ዘለዉ መድሃኔ ሃይለ፡ መማህርተይ፡ ናይ ስራሕ ብጻየይን ናይ ቀረባ ዓርከይን’ዩ ነይሩ–ገና ብኣይ ወገን’ውን ዘሎ። መድሃኔ ሃይለ ሓደ ካብቶም መስረትቲ’ቲ ጋዜጣ ቀስተ-ደበና ኰይኑ፡ ክሳብ ዝተኣስረሉ እዋን ከም ምኽትል ኣሰናዳኢ ኰይኑ ይሰርሕ ነይሩ። ከም ጋዜጠኛን ምኽትል ኣሰናዳኢን ድማ ሓያሎ ዓንቀጻት–ብሕልፊ እኳ ርእሲ-ዓንቀጻት ጽሒፉ። እታ ብተሪር