Friends and colleagues of long-imprisoned Eritrean journalists held a symposium in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 28. The Eritrean organizers said their intent was to honor the lives and works of the journalists who have been detained incommunicado in Eritrea for 15 years without formal charges or communication with family members. (Photo by Alex Teame) The
Today, on World Press Freedom Day, the director of PEN Eritrea in Exile shares his experience of life as a journalist in Eritrea, the country ranked worst in the world (180th) for press freedom in a report by Reporters without Borders. Kafka’s The Trial in Eritrea « GO BACK
…Recently, at an Amnesty International meeting, I spoke of the poor solidarity among Africans fighting for rights. Your niece, Vanessa Berhe, was in the audience. She challenged me to express my solidarity and join in the campaign for your freedom. Of course! I was ashamed that she had to ask. Journalists in Africa: Unite against
Application form for those interested in joining PEN Eritrea membership. Please download by clicking on the link and fill the membership form. Please send the filled form to our email address below: peneritrea@gmail.com. « 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
An anonymous whistleblower claims to have new proof of human rights abuses, galvanising opposition online. (published in the Guardian) Facebook page vows to lift the lid on Eritrea’s secret reign of terror By Abraham T. Zere. « GO BACK
why jail a poet? Because as the poet Abdellatif Laâbi explains, a poet is a “statistician of pain” and “fool of hope.” – Abraham Zere’s article about the dire repression in the media and arts in Eritrea. Poets are targeted because…
Aaron Berhane* Whenever I walk on the streets of Toronto from the subway station to where I work, I encounter people who distribute a free copy of the Metro newspaper. I don’t know whether it’s ingrained in my mind or my memory gets refreshed every day but I remember Setit— the first newspaper I co-founded
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