PFDJ Seminars in Germany: Eritrean community’s opposition in Frankfurt
11 May 2017

PFDJ Seminars in Germany: Eritrean community’s opposition in Frankfurt

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Less than one month after the outbreak of protests that led to the ban of the annual Eritrean youth party congress in the Netherlands, the Eritrean community is again protesting the Eritrean regime. The German section of PFDJ organised a series of seminars which will be held in May in several German cities: Mannheim, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Köln and Kassel. On the 7th of May the seminar was held in Frankfurt. Specifically, it was the Hizbawi Mekete Seminar – the campaign of “national rebuff” of the International Community’s accuses – run by Eritrean government through the diaspora groups.

News Highlights: Human rights report, food crises, Sudan conflict
23 Feb 2017

News Highlights: Human rights report, food crises, Sudan conflict

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In this week’s news highlights we will update you about the global human rights situation, Germany’s rising resistance to deport Afghan migrants and recent developments in the Horn of Africa. This includes a media coverage concerning the increasing food crises and controversial cooperation in Sudan to support peace efforts.

Heavy protest in German cities against mass deportations to Afghanistan
15 Feb 2017

Heavy protest in German cities against mass deportations to Afghanistan

by | posted in: Afghanistan, European Politics, Germany, Migration | 0

Last Saturday, 11 February 2017, several thousand people took to the streets in 13 German cities to protest against mass deportations of Afghan asylum seekers. The demonstrations criticised the current accelerated return operations of Afghan refugees that are denied asylum status in Germany. What could not be foreseen by then was that their protests would be challenged the following Monday, 13 February 2017. On that day the European Council announced to sign another agreement on partnership and development with Afghanistan in Bavaria’s capital city Munich the upcoming Friday. The agreement seeks inter alia “joint management of migrations flows” and supports return and readmission operations.