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: ACP-EU meetings, UN demands freedom Eritrean journalist, border management
4 May 2017

News Highlights: ACP-EU meetings, UN demands freedom Eritrean journalist, border management

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In this week’s news highlights, the ACP-EU Joint Council of Ministers is taking place in Brussels, and EU Commissioner Avramopoulos warns European Member States that border controls at EU internal borders have to be removed before the end of the year. In the Horn of Africa, the UN calls for the liberation of the Eritrean independent journalist Dawit Isaak; furthermore, the South Sudanese government considerably raises fees for NGOs that work in the country.

Eritrean ambassador summoned under toughening Eritrean-Dutch relations
20 Apr 2017

Eritrean ambassador summoned under toughening Eritrean-Dutch relations

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The Eritrean ambassador to the Netherlands has been summoned by the Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders, over evidence that the embassy was involved in extortion of Dutch-Eritreans. Dutch media has found evidence that the embassy was involved in pressuring Eritreans to pay €50 in contribution to a conference by the youth wing of Eritrea’s only party.