ርእሰ-ዓንቀጽ ሰዲህኤ

ኤርትራውያን ን30 ዓመታት መሪር  ቃልሲ ኣካይድናን ኩሉቲ ቃልሲ ዝሓቶ ዋጋ ከፊልናን ነጻነትና ኣውሒስና። ሞሳቲ ዝኸፈልናዮ ከቡር ዋጋን መሪር ቃልስን ግና ኣይረኸብናን። እኳ ደኣ ድሕሪ ናጽነትና እውን ደረጃታቱ ደኣ ይፈላለ እምበር ብሰንክቲ ሕድሪ ሰማእታትን መብጸዓ ህዝብን ጠሊሙ ስልጣን ዝበሓተ ጉጅለ ካብ ግዜ ናብ ግዜ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ኣይቀሰናን።

ከምቲ “ንበዓል ነጐዳስ ሓዊ ደብሶ” ዝበሃል፡ ህዝብና እቲ ተጻዒንዎ ዘሎ በደል ውሒድዎስ፡ እነሆ ሎሚ እውን ኣብ ክንዲ ካብ ተመኩሮኡ ዝመሃር ንግጉይ መሊሱ ዝደገም ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ፣ ኣብቲ ኣብ ትግራይ ዝካየደ ዘሎ ውግእ ስለ ዝኣተወ ሻቕሎትን ስእነትን ህዝብና ዝያዳ ዓሪጉ ኣሎ። እዚ ናይ ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ ኣብቲ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝካየድ ዘሎ ውግእ ኣዳዕዲዑ ምስታፉ፡ ወዮ ደኣ “ኮይኑ” ክብሉኻ እንከለዉ ምስንባድ ንቡር ኮይኑ እምበር፡ ብፍላይ ንዓና ነቶም ኣንጻር ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ ንሕያሎ ዓመታት ክንቃለስ ዝጸንሕና ኣካላት ዝተጸበናዮ ደኣ እምበር ሃንደበት ኣይኮነን። እቲ ጉጅለ እውን ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ ንዒቕዎ ዲዩ፡ ወይስ እንታይ ይብል ከምዘሎ ጠፊእዎ፡ ኩሉ ኤርትራዊ ዘቤታዊ ሓላፍነቱ ጠንጢኑ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያዊ ዛዕባ ኣጓድ ሓዊ ምዃኑ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ መድረኻት ነጊሩና እዩ። ብግብሪ ከኣ ዓለም ብግብሩ ትግረም ኣላ። ካብ እቶም ዝሕግዞም ዘሎ ዝመስሎም ዝነበረ ኢትዮጵያውያን እውን ብዙሓት በቲ ተግባሩ የጉረምርሙ ኣለዉ።

ናይ ጉጅለ ኢሳያስ ኣብዚ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝካየድ ዘሎ ውግእ ኢድ ምእታው ሳዕቤኑን ማህሰይቱን ብብዙሕ መዳያት ዝግለጽ እዩ። ንዕምቆቱ ብዝምልከት ከኣ ብዓብይኡ ንኤርትራዊ ልኡላውነት ኣብ ሓደጋ ዘእቱን ስዑራት ንዝነበሩ ገዝእቲ ኤርትራ፣ መሊሶም ክበራበሩ ዘተባብዕን እዩ።  ካብቲ ሳዕቤናት ሓደን ኣዛራቢ ኮይኑ ዘሎን  ከኣ፡ ብሓፈሻ ጉዳይ ኤርትራውያ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ፡  ብፍላይ ከኣ ኣብ ትግራይ ዝጸንሑን ዘለዉን ኤርትራውያን እዩ። ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዘለዉ፡ ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ ነቲ ብዶ/ር ኣብይ ኣሕመድ ዝምራሕ ፈደራላዊ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ተጐዝጒዙን ኣደናጊሩን ክሃስዮም ዝደሊ ኤርትራውያን ኣብ ዝተፈላለየ ደረጃታት መነባብሮ ዝርከቡ እዮም። ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ነዊሕ ዓመታት ዝተቐመጡን ቁጠባውን ማሕበራውን ህይወቶም ዝመርሑ ዘለዉ ምናልባት እውን ኣብኡ ዝተወልዱ እሞ ንምምሕዳር ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ ዘይፈልጥዎ ብዙሓት እዮም። ኣብ ሃገሮም ኣተሓሳስባኦም ከየንጸባርቑ ዝተነፍጎም ናይ ዝተፈላለያ ፖለቲካዊ ውድባትን ሰልፍታትን ኣባላት እውን ኣለዉ። ስደተኛታት ኮይኖም በቲ ቅድም ዝነበረ ፖሊሲ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ ጉዳይ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ተፈቒድሎም ኣብ ዝተፈላለያ ከተማታት ኢትዮጵያ ዝነብሩን ኣብ ዩኒቨርሲቲታት ዝመሃሩን ስደተኛታት እውን ኣካል እዚ እዮም። ብዓብይኡ ከኣ ኣብተን ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዘለዋ 6ተ መደበራት ስድተኛ ኣብ ትሕቲ ላዕለዋይ ኮሚሽን ጉዳይ ስደተኛታት ዝተዓቖቡ ኣለዉ።

ካብተን 6ተ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዘለዋ መደበር ስደተኛታት ኤርትራውያን፡ ሽመልባ፡ ሕንጻጽ፡ ማይ ዓይንን ዓዲ ሓርሽን ኣብ ትግራይ እሞ ድማ ኣብቲ ሓያል ውግእ ዝተኻየደሉን ገና ዘይዓረፈን ከባቢ እየን ዝርከባ። ነዘን መደበር ስደተኛታት ዘመሓድሩን መሰረታዊ ጠልባት ዘቕርቡ ዝነበሩ ሰራሕተኛታትን በቲ ውግእ ስለ ዝተጸልዉ ነብሶም ከውጽኡ ነተን መደበራት ገዲፈምወን ከይዶም እዮም። ኣብዚ መደበራት ብሰንኪ እቲ ዝካየድ ዘሎ ውግእ ኩሉ ዓይነት መራኽብታት ስለ ዝበኾረ፡ ቤተሰብ ስደተኛታት፡ ሓለፍቲ ላዕለዋይ ኮሚሽን ጉዳይ ስደተኛታት፡ ሰብ መዚ ቤት ምኽሪ ጸጥታ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ዓለም ለኸ ማሕበር ቀይሕ መስቀልን ሓያሎ ተሰማዕነት ዘለወን ሃገራትን ሻቕለቶም ይገልጹ ኣለዉ። መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ናብቶም ስደተኛታት ዘብጽሕ መንገድታትን ናይ ርክብ መሳለጥታትን ክኸፍት ብብዙሕ ኩርነዓት ምሕጽንታ ቀሪብሉ ክነሱ ተግባራዊ ምላሹ ኣዝዩ ዘገምታዊ ኮይኑ ኣሎ። 

ኣብዚ መደበር ስደተኛታትን ከባብታትን ውግእ ስለ ዝተኸፍተ በቲ ውግእ ዝሞቱን ዝተወግኡን ስደተኛታት ከም ዘለዉ ተረጋጊጹ ኣሎ። ናይቶም ስደተኛታት ሞባይላት፡ ስልማት ወርቅን ካልእ ክቡር ናውትን በቶም ኣብቲ ከባቢ ዘለዉ መንነቶም ዘይተፈልጡ ከም ዝተራሰየ እውን መርተዖታት ኣለዉ። ካብቶም ስደተኛታት ብዙሓት ገሊኦም ናብ ሱዳን ገሊኦም ከኣ ናብ ማእከል ኢትዮጵያ ዝሃደሙ ኣለዉ። ኣብ ጉዕዝኦም ግዳያት ዝኾኑ እውን ኣለዉ። ብዕድመ ዝደፍኡን ኣዴታትን ህጻናትን ከኣ ዓቕሚ ስኢኖም ብዓቕሊ ጽበት ተዋሒጦም መፍትሒ ይጽበዩ ኣለዉ።

እቲ ስግኣት ውግእን ኣብተን መደበራት መሰረታዊ ቀረብ ምብኳርን ጥራይ ኣይኮነን። ጉጅለ ህግዲፍ እውን ምስ ወተሃደራት ፈደራላዊ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ተሻሪኹ፡ ንስደተኛታት ዝምልከት ፖሊሲ ላዕለዋይ ኮሚሽን ጉዳይ ስደተኛታትን ጥሒሱ፡ ነቶም ብሰንኩ ዝተሰዱ ኤርትራውያን ብሓይሊ ናብ ኤርትራ ክመልሶም ይንቀሳቐስ ኣሎ። ዝተፈላለየ ኣሃዛት እንዳጠቐሱ እቲ ኣገዲድካ ምምላስ ከም ዝተተግበረ ዝእምቱ ወገናት እውን ኣለዉ። ብዶ/ር ኣብይ ኣሕመድ ዝምራሕ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ከኣ፡ ልቃሕ ናይቲ ኢሳያስ ዝዘረየሉ ዘሎ ክመልስ ክብል፡ ርእዩ ከምይዘይረኣየ ኮይኑ ንጉጅለ ህግዲፍ ከምዘይዕንቅፎ ርዱእ እዩ።

 ሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰዲህኤ) ወትሩ ጉዳይ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ጉዳዩ ስለ ዝኾነ፡ ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ሰሙናት ኣብ ዘካየዶ ህጹጽ ኣኼባ ማእከላይ ባይቶኡ፡ “ነዚ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ወሪዱዎ ዘሎ ሕሰም ተረዲኦም ዓቕሞም ዝፈቕዶ ሓገዝ ካብ ዝገብሩ ገበርቲ ሰናይ ጐረባብቲ መንግስታት ኢትዮጵያን ሱዳንን ዝጥቀሳ እየን። ብፍላይ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ብዝሒ ዘለዎም ዜጋታትና ኣብ ዝተፈላለያ ከተማታትን ዞባታትን ተበቲኖም ምህላዎም ዝፍለጥ ኰይኑ፡ እቶም ዝበዝሑ ድማ ኣብ ትግራይ ኣብ ዝርከባ ዝተፈላለያ መዓስከራት ኢዮም ዝነብሩ ዘለዉ።  ምስ ተፈጢሩ ዘሎ ሓድሽ ናይ ውግእ ኩነታት ሃለዋት ዜጋታትና ኣብ ከቢድ ፈተና ከምዝወደቐ ዘጠራጥር ኣይኰነን። ኢሉ ኣሎ። ስለዚ ሕጂ እውን ደጊምና እቲ ሓድገኛ ጉጅለ ነዚ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ተፈጢሩ ዘሎ ዕግርግር ተጠቒሙ፡ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝነብሩ ኤርትራውያን በደልን ጭውያን ከየካይድ ግቡእ ሓለዋ ንክገብር ንፈደራላዊ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ኣትሪርና ንምሕጸን። እዚ ጉዳይ ዝምልከቶም ዞባውን ዓለምለኻውን ሰብኣዊ ትካላት ከምቲ ጀሚረምዎ ዘለዉ፡ ብዘለዎም ዓቕሚ መሰል ኤርትራዊ ዜጋታትን ስደተኛታትን ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ክሕለው ክጽዕቱ ንጽውዕ። ንሕና ኤርትራውያን ከኣ ብንዋታዊ ሓገዝን ሞራላዊ ምትብባዕን ኣብ ጐኒ እዞም ኣብ ጨንቂ ዘለዉ ኤርትራውያን ክንስለፍ ግቡእና ምዃኑ ደጊምና ነዘኻኽር።

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ገድሊ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ካብ ባዕዲ ንናጽነትን ሓርነትን ኢሉ ን 30 ዓመታት ክኸይድ ከሎ፡ ኣብ 1975-1976 ኣቢሉ ተጋድሎ ሓርነት ትግራይ ደሓር ህወሓት ኣብ ውሽጢ መሬት እየን ቓልሰን ብሓገዝ ጀብሃ ኣንጻር ደርግ ዝጀመራ።ናይ እቲ ግዜ ዝዓበየ ስፍሓት ዝርጋሔ ምንቕስቓስ  ስለዝነበራ ተሓኤ ኣብ ከባቢ ባድመ እቲ ህወሓት ክኣትውዎን ነቲ ተቐማጢ ህዝቢ ከማሕድርዎን ብምድላይ ዘይምርድዳእን ናብ ጎንጺ ዘምረሐ እዩ ነይሩ ኣብ መወዳእታ 1979።

  እዝን ካልእን ዘይምርድዳእ ዝነበሮም ምኽንያት ብምግባርን፡ እታ ኢሰያስ ዝመርሓ ህ ግንባር ነዛ ነቓዕ ብምስትብሃል ሓድሽ ዝምድና ምስ ህወሓት ዝተጀመረሉ እዩ ነይሩ። ብእኡ መሰረትዩ ኢሰያስ ከም ሜላ ነታ ባድመ ህወሓት ከመሓድርዋ ዝሃቦም። ስዒቡ እውን ብ 1985 ብመሰረት ሓበሬታ ካብ እቶም ማእከላይ መሪሕነት ህዝባዊ  ግንባር ዝነበሩ ዝበሉ ብዕሊ ባድመ ንህወሓት ከም እተዋህበት ብኢሰያስ ተገሊጹሎም። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ነታ ግንቦት 24 1991 ናጽነቱ ክብሰር እንከሎ ፡ ግቡእ እዩ'ውን ክሕጎስ። እንተኾነ ጎደሎ ባድመ ኢና ነጻነት ዝረኸብና፡ስለምንታይ?

 እቲ መስርሕ ረፈረንዱም ተባሂሉ ንክልተ ዓመት ዝኸደ ጉዕዞ ኣብ ክንዲ ሃገራዊ ዕርቒቂ ፈጢርካ ሃገራዊ ሓድነት ዝፍጠር ነቶም ኣብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ዝኣተዉ ስልጣኖም ንኸደልድሉ፡ ብካልኣይ እዛ ነጻ እትኸውን ዘለ ኤርትራ በቲ ግዚያዊ ቕዋም ኢትዮጵያ ዝንደፍ ዘሎ ምርኩስ ብምግባር፡ኤርትራ ካብ ዓባይ ኢትዮጵያ ከም እትግንጸል ዘላ ብዘስምዕ ነቲ ገዛኢ ሓይሊ ኢትዮጵያ ( ህወሓት) ጉልባብ ክኾኖም ዝብል ድራማ ተኻይዱ 1993  ውጽኢት ረፈረንዱም ኤርትራ ኣህጉራዊ ተፈላጥነት ረኺባ ተባሂልና። እዚ'ኣ እውን ካልኣይቲ ጌጋ ጎደሎ ልዕላዊት መሬት ባድመ ተፈጺሙ፡ስለምንታይ?

    ኣብተን ሸውዓተ ዓመታት ዝኸደ ጉዕዞ ግዝያዊ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ብዙሕ እዃ እንተ ዘይተኻየደ ሓደ ካብ'ቲ ዝልለ ምምስራት ናይ ቕዋም ኮሚሽንን መስርሑን ኣብ መወዳእታ'ውን ከም'ቲ ዝረኣናዮ ኣብ ተግባር ክትውዕል ኣይተኻእለን፡ስለምንታይ?

  እቲ ኩሉ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ዘይተጸበዮ ድቦላ ውግእ ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ብምኽንያት ባድመ ብዘስምዕ ተወሊዑ። ኩሉ ሳዕቤን ናይ ውግእ ርእይናዮ ልዕሊ 20 ሽሕ መንእሰይና ኣጥፊእና። ኣማኢት ኣሻሓት ህዝብና ካብ ቦታኡ ተዘናቢሉ።ኣብ መወዳእታ ከም'ቲ ኩሉ ግዜ ኣብ ጣውላ ኮፍ ኢልካ ዝፍታሕ እቲ ጉዳይ'ውን ስምምዕ፡ ኣልጀርስ ይሕብረና። ብመሰረት እዚ እውን ናይ ዶብ ኮሚሽን ኣብ 2002 ናይ መወዳእታን ቐያድን ዝብል ውሳኔ ኣሕሊፉ እዚ'ውን ከይጀመረ ጸገማት ክርኤ ጀሚሩ። ከም'ቲ ዝረእናዮ ብዘየገድስ ኣበይ ከይዱ መስመራት ምሕንጻጽ ዶባት ነቲ ውሳኔ እንተ ዘይተቐበልኩሞ ንዘተ ኣይኮንኩን ድሉው ክብል ከሎ ብወገን መንግስቲ ኢሰያስ፡ እቲ በውገን ኢትዮጵያ ዝመርሕ ኢህወደግ ብፍላይ ኢቲ መለስ ዝመርሖ ጉጅለ  ህወሓት  እቲ ተበይኑ ዘሎ ዓድን ቤተ-ክርስትያን፣ መቓብርን ዝስንጥቕ ስለዝኾነ መጀመርታ ኮፍ ክንብል የድሊ ዝብል ነጥቢ የልዕሉ ነይሮም።እዚ ክልተ ነገራት ግን ብሰፊሑ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብፍላይ ድማ ንመንእሰይ ኤርትራ ሃሳይ ኮይኑ ደረት ዘይብሉ ኣገልግሎት ( ባርነት) ነዚ ንምብንጣስ ድማ እንቢ ኢሉ ሃጽ ኢሉ ናብ ጎረባብትን ርሑቕ ሃገራትን ብኣሽሓት ክስደድ ተራእዩ።

  ኣብ'ዚ ክልተኦም መንግስታት ኣብ ሓደ ነጥቢ ነይሮም። ኢሰያስ ነታ መለስ ዝሓዛ መርገጽ ብምምዝማዝ ከይወጹ ኣይንዛተን ኢሉ ነቲ ሰፊሕ ዝተደናገረ ህዝቢ ከሲቡዎ ፡ከም መጻልኢ ፖለቲካ ሰሪሑላ፡እዚ'ኣ እያ እታ ሎሚ ሕራይ ገበሮም ኣብይ ዝብል ሸነኽ ዘሎ፡ እቲ ብወገን መለስ ( ህወሓት) ነዚኣ እንተ ተቐቢልናያ ንኢሰያስ ኣንበሳ ክንገብሮ ማለት እዩ ዝብልን፡ኣብ ውሽጢ ኢትዮጵያ ፖለቲካ ድማ ነቲ ውግእ ባድመ ክሳብ ኣስመራ ዘይኣተኹም ኢሎም ዝኸሱዎም ጉጅለ ኣምሓራን ሎሚ ምስ ዶክተር ኣብይ ኣሕመድ ዘለው ካልኣይ ከይክሰሱ ኣይ ውግእ ኣይ ሰላም ንህዝብና ሸኸም ኮይኑዎ ጸኒሑ።

  እቲ ኢትዮጵያ ካብ 1991 ጅሚሩ ክሳብ ምምጻእ መንግስቲ ኣብይ፡ ምስ ናትና ከነነጻጽሮ ከለና ሰማይን ምድርን ክኸውን ከሎ፡ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ብዙሕ ምዕብልናታት ዘርኣየት ብኹሉ መዳያት ከም ምዃና ኩሉ ተዓዛቢ ዝምስክሮ እዩ። ዋላ ኢሰያስ 'ውን ኣብ መገሻኡ ናብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ፣ ኣዋሳ ከምኡውን ባህር ዳር ከረጋግጾ ዝኽእል ምዃኑ ብሩህ እዩ።

ብፖለቲካዊ መዳይ ብፍላይ ክንርእዮ ከለና እቲ ኤትኒክ ፈደራሊዝም እንብሎ፡ ዋላ እኳ ብውሕዱ ንገለ ብሄራት መሰል ናይ ምምሕዳርን ዝዛረብኦ ቛንቃታት ልዕል ዝበለ ቦታ እንተ ተረኽበ ኣብ ሓደ ፍትሕን ዲሞክራስን ዝተመስረተ ቕዋም ብዘይምኽታሎም ብዙሕ ሓጎጽጎጽ ተራእዩን፡ብብልሽውና እውን ኣብ ልዕል ዝበለ ፖለቲካዊ ቕልውላው ኣብ 2015 ብዝያዳ ዝተራእየሉን ብዙሓት ፖለቲካ ባእታትን፣ ናይ መድያ ሓለፍትን ምእሰርትን ህዝባዊ ናዕቢ ዝተላዕለ ምምጻእ ናይ ኣብይ ኣሕመድ  መራሒ ኢህወደግ ክኸውን በቒዑ።

  ብወገን ኤርትራ  ድማ ሓደ እቲ ብመንግስቲ እቲ ዝምድና ኣይ ውግእ ኣይሰላም ብምንባሩ፡ እቲ ብወገን ደንበ ተቓውሞ ኤርትራ ኣብ ውሽጢ  ኢትዮጵያ ድማ ክልተ መድረኻት እዩ ሓሊፉ፡እቲ ሓደ ኣብ መንጎ ናይ መለስ ናይ ኢሰያስ መንግስትን ጽቡቕ ዝምድና ክሳብ እቲ ውግእ ባድመ ዝጅመር ስለዝነበረ ንገለ ኣባላት ውድባት መራሕትን ካድራትን ኤርትራ ንህግደፍ ኣሕሊፎም ስለዝሃብዎ ዝተሃድነን ዝተእስረን ነይሩ እዩ። እቲ ብድሕሪ ናይ ውግእ ናይ ክልቲኡ ሃገራት ግን ናይ መለስ መንግስቲ ንኤርትራዊ ደንበ ተቓውሞ ርኽክባትን ሓገዛትን ገይርሉ ኢዩ።ብፍላይ ድማ ነቲ ስደተኛ ኤርትራዊ ብዙሕ ሓገዝ ገይርሉ። ካልኣይ ነታ ኤርትራ ልዕላውነት ዝተቐበልዋ ኢዮም ነይሮም ብጀካ ሓደ ሓደ ዘንባዕ መርገጻት።ብኣጠቓላሊ ክርእዮ ከለኹ ንደንበ ተቓውሞ ኣብ ክንዲ ምድጋፍ መቓቒሎሞ፡ኣዳኺሞሞ፡በቲ ናቶም ፖለቲካ ኣተሓሳስባ "ኤትኒክ ፈደራሊዝም" ክሰርዕዎ ፈቶኖምን ንኻልኦት ሃገራውያን  ውድባትን ሰልፍታትን ወጋኒ መንገዲ ወሲዶም ነጺሎመን ዝብል እምነት ኣለኒ።

   እዚ ዝተረኽበ ሓድሽ ለውጢ ኣብ ውሽጢ ኢትዮጵያ ነቲ ፖለቲካ ስልጣን ዝለዓለ እጃም ዝነበሮ ህወሓት ካብ ማእከል መንግስቲ ኣልዩ ናብ ክልል ትግራይ ክሰግሮ ከሎ ኩሉ ሓጥያትን ብልሽውናን ናይ ኢትዮጵያ ተሸከምትን ተሓመይትን ክኾኑ ነቶም  ብፍላይ ብወገን ኣምሓራ ዝያዳ ዕድል ከፊቱሎም። እቲ ኢህወደግ ኣፍሪስካ ብልጽግና ሰልፊ ምምስራት'ውን ነቶም ዓባይ ኢትዮጵያ ወይ ኣሃዳዊ ክምስረት ኣለዎ ዝብሉ ሓደ ዝዕንቕፎም ሓይሊ ጥርኑፍን ናይ ህዝቦም ተቐባልነት ዘለዎም ህወሓት ስለ ዝኾኑ እዚኦም ክዳኸሙሉን ክንጽልዎም ጉጅለ ምዃኑ ዘብርህ ወይ ዝሕብር ምንባሩ ከም ኤርትራውያን ዝተዓዘብናዮ ጉዳይ እዩ።

ምምጻእ ናይ ኣብይ ኣሕመድ ኣብ 2018 ግን ብቐጥታ ንኤርትራ ዝጸሉ ብዘይ ቕድመ-ኩነት ነቲ ውዕል ኣልጀርስ ክቕበሎ እየ ብምባል ምስ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ናይ ሰላም ውዕላት ህዝቢ ብዘይፈልጦ ክሳብ ሕጂ ተኻይዱ።ኣብ'ዚ እታ ቐንዲ ነጥቢ ብጉዳይ ባድመ እንተ ዘይወጺእኩም ካብ ባድመ ኣይንዛተን ኢሉ ንመለስ መንግስቲ ዝሃቦ ቓል ኣብይ ኣሕመድ 'ውን ከይወጸ ናብ ኣዲስ ኣበባ፣ ኣዋሳ ጉዕዞ ርእይና፣ ብምቕጻል ኣብ ቲቪ- ኤረ ጉዳይ ባድመ ኣገዳሲ ኣይኮነን ድማ ኢሉ ነጊሩና።  ኣስዕብ ኣቢሉ ገይም ኢዝ ኦቨር ድርብይ ኣቢሉዋ።

እቲ ሰላምን ስምምዕን ግን ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ረብሓ ኣይረኸበሉን፣ እቲ ስምምዕ  " ናይ ጸላኢየይ ጸላኢ ፈታዊየይ" ዝብል ተኸቲሎም ክልቲኦም መራሕቲ ንህወሕትን ብምስዓብ 'ውን ህዝቢ ትግራይ ምንብርካኽ ዝተጠጀኤ ምዃኑ ብሩህ ዝገብሮ እዚ ሎሚ እንርእዮ ዘለና "ሕጊ ምኽባር" ብዝብል ምስምስ ሓደ መንግስቲ ኣብ ልዕሊ ናቱ ህዝቢ ዝብሎ ኩናት ኣውጅሉ፡ ናይ ኤርትራ ኣብቲ ውግእ ምእታው እውን ደሓን  ይእቶ ኣብይ ኣሕመድ ኣብ መግለጺኡ ሳላ ዓቢ ሓገዝ ናይ ኤርትራ መንግስቲ ተዓዊትና ኢሉ ነጊሩና።

 ሕጂ እዚ ጉዳይ ናበይ ኢዩ ዝብል ኣካታዒ ኣርእስቲ ኣብ መንጎ ኤርትራውያን ምህልዉ ጽቡቕ እዩ በሃላይ ክኸውን ከለኹ፡ እቲ ነጥቢ ክንሕዞ ዘለና ግን ካብ ውልቃዊ ነጥቢ ወጺእና ብሃገር ወይ ብኤርትራዊ ሃገራዊ ረብሓ ክንርእዮ ክንክእል ዝጽውዓና ግዜ እዩ ዘለናዮ። እቶም ክኢላታት ነዚ ኣርእስቲ፡ እቶም ተቓወምቲ ውድባትን ሰልፍታትን ሎሚ እዩ ነቲ እትቓልስዎ መስመር ወይ ኣብ ኤርትራዊ ረብሓ ዘለኩም ርእይቶን  ፖለቲካዊ መርገጽኩምን እተነጽርሉ፣ እቶም ባይቶ ይኣክል ድማ ናብ'ቲ ዝምልከተኩምን ዝውክለኩም ከተማ ንህዝቢ ዝተደናገረ ይኹን ዝቓወም ምልዕዓል ዘድልየኩም፡ እቲ ፖለቲካ ንዝምልከቶ እንተኾነ ካብ ምድብላቕ ንድሕን።

  ኣብ ምድምዳም እቲ ውግእ ናብ ትግራይ ዝተሓጽረ ጥራሕ ኣይኮነን፡እንታይደኣ እታ ኣሃዳዊት ኢትዮጵያ ትምስሊ ዝሰዓርናዮም ትምክሕታውያን ሎሚ ዓሰብ፡ ምጽዋዕ ናብ ዶብ ዝኸይድ ሰራዊት ብለይቲ/  ብኮቪድ-19 ምኽንያት ብምግባር ህዝቢ ኣጸልሚትካ፣ ነፈርቲ ብብዝሒ ንመዓልቲ ካብ ኢትዮጵያ ቱሪስትስ ዘይኮኑስ ወተሃደራት ዝራገፉላ፡ኣብ ጥቓ ዶባት ዘሎ ህዝብና ቦምብ ዝወድቐሎምን መግቢ ንወተሃደራት ኢትዮጵያ ዝገብርሉን፡ኣብ ውሽጢ ትግራይ ዝቖሰሉ ኤርትራውያን ወተሃደራት ብግሉጽ ዘሎ፡ እዚ ጉጅለ ኢትዮጵያ ብዝያዳ ነታ ዝኸሰራ ኤርትራ ንምምላስን፡እቲ ኣቶ ኢሰያስ " ክልተ ህዝቢ እዮም ኢሉ ዝሓስብን ዝዛረብን ታሪኽ ዘይፈልጥ እዩ" ዝበለና እታ ናይ ኩላትና ኤርትራ ልዕላዊት ሃገራዊ ረብሓ ካብ ናይ ህግደፍ ረብሓ  ዝዓበየ ብምዃኑ እቲ ናይ ብልጽግና ዕንደራ ቕድሚ ናብ ኤርትራ ምኻዱ ኣብ ትግራይ ክሰዓር ስለዘለዎ ረብሓና ህዝቢ ትግራይ ንጹር ናብ ነጻ (ሃገር) ትግራይ ክምስርት ኣለዎ ዝብል ምርጫ ጥራሕ እዩ ኣብ ቕድሚኦም ዘሎ እሞ ሕጂ'ውን ወስኑ።

DECEMBER 7, 2020  ETHIOPIANEWS

“United Nations security team seeking to visit a camp for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region was denied access and shot at.”

Source: Reuters

The incident occurred when the team tried to visit Shimelba, one of four settlements for Eritreans in the northern Tigray region, the sources told Reuters. They declined to give more details, saying the full circumstances were unclear.

Neither Ethiopia’s government nor the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), who have been at war since Nov. 4, immediately responded to requests for comment. Information from Tigray has been hard to verify because communications have been largely down and access has been tightly controlled.

There was no immediate comment from U.N. officials.


Source: Sudan Tribune

December 6, 2020 (GADAREF) – The flow of Ethiopian refugees continued towards the eastern Sudanese areas, bringing the total number of refugees who sneaked into Sudan to more than 50,000 people.

The reception centres for Ethiopian refugees fleeing the war between the federal army and the TPLF fighters received hundreds of newcomers on Sunday, humanitarian sources told Sudan Tribune on Sunday.

“The total number of Ethiopians increased to 50,530 refugees, including 34,184 refugees in Hamdayat camp, after the arrival of 553 refugees on Sunday,” the officials added.

According to the aid workers, the number of refugees inside Hashaba camp jumped to 16,264, of whom 11250 were transferred to Um Rakuba camp in the eastern Qallabat locality of Gadaref.

Despite the poor conditions in the camps, refugees say they feel safe of the continued fighting in several areas in Tigray Region.

Addis Ababa initially announced the end of the war after the capture of the regional capital Mekelle, but reports from the Tigray say the federal troops continue to clash with the TPLF elements in different areas.

Sudan which is the head of the IGAD region proposed to mediate between the two parties but Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declined the proposition which had been made during the first week of the fighting.

DECEMBER 6, 2020  ETHIOPIANEWS

These include a Kenyan minister and a general in Somalia.

There are reported to have been around 20 deaths in the fighting

This is another source:

It is in line with a trend reported by Rashid Abdi on 13 November.

It is also very much in line with the treatment of Tigrayans in other fields – like Ethiopian Airlines.

Ethnic profiling.

Very sad. Very discriminatory.

Ethiopian refugees who fled the Tigray conflict wait to fill their jerrycans with water at Um Raquba reception camp in Sudan on Dec. 3, 2020.

Ethiopian refugees who fled the Tigray conflict wait to fill their jerrycans with water at Um Raquba reception camp in Sudan on Dec. 3, 2020. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
Dec. 4, 2020 at 12:36 p.m. EST

NAIROBI — Clashes continued across Ethiopia's Tigray region and humanitarian aid remained paused at its border Friday, despite government claims that military operations had ceased and pledges to allow U.N. agencies access to hundreds of thousands of people who rely on them for food.

The conflict exploded a month ago between Ethiopia’s new leader, Abiy Ahmed, a young and reform-minded ex-soldier who won last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, and the country’s old ruling faction: the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, a powerful regional political party that dominated Ethiopian affairs for 27 years until Abiy’s rise.

Abiy had begun to dismantle the TPLF’s grip on state institutions, deepening their political rivalry. It spilled into warfare over control of vast amounts of federal military equipment stationed in Tigray, and the TPLF’s decision to go ahead with regional elections despite a government ban amid the pandemic. Abiy has so far rejected international attempts to mediate.

“We have reports of fighting still going on in many parts of Tigray,” said Saviano Abreu, spokesman for the United Nations’ humanitarian coordination office, adding that security concerns were preventing aid missions from crossing into the region. “We have not, indeed, been able to send personnel or relief items to Tigray [yet].”

The TPLF’s leadership remains largely intact despite abandoning Mekele last week. On Thursday, in a message aired on a regional television network, one prominent leader called on supporters to “rise and deploy to battle in tens of thousands.” TPLF officials did not respond to requests for comment and have kept their whereabouts secret.

Humanitarian crisis

The fighting has prevented a full assessment of what is almost certainly a dire humanitarian crisis.

Agencies such as the NRC, International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders were not granted access to Tigray in the Wednesday agreement between Addis Ababa and the United Nations. But hundreds of workers from non-U. N. relief groups have been stranded there since fighting began.

“There will be many displaced within Tigray on top of the hundreds of thousands already needing aid,” Tricks said. “And we know essential supplies are running out or have run out.”

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic visits a warehouse built by the World Food Program at the Um Raquba camp on Dec. 3, 2020.
European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic visits a warehouse built by the World Food Program at the Um Raquba camp on Dec. 3, 2020. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

On Friday, the U.N.’s refugee agency said that more than 47,000 people had crossed into neighboring Sudan seeking safety since the conflict began. Many came with harrowing stories of survival.

Most of Tigray remains under a transport blockade as well as communications blackout.

Clampdowns on both local and foreign press and other observers have made claims even harder to verify. Ethiopian journalists have been arrested, few foreign journalists have been granted visas, only one has gotten permission to travel to Tigray under government supervision. Numerous independent Ethiopian political analysts declined to comment for fear of reprisal.

How many killed?

The question of how many have been killed is one of the trickiest to answer. In announcing the capture of Mekele, Abiy claimed that no civilians had been killed in the offensive on the city. Doctors in Mekele’s biggest hospital, however, recently told the New York Times that 27 people were killed in indiscriminate shelling. The Red Cross issued a statement a day after Abiy’s announcement saying the hospital was running low on body bags, among other necessities.

A Red Cross spokeswoman said Friday that their Ethiopian partner organization has a network of 18 ambulances “that have been working throughout this crisis and have transported hundreds of injured people to medical facilities in Amhara and Tigray.”

Women walk on the side of a road in a rural area of Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Nov. 27, 2020.h
Women walk on the side of a road in a rural area of Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Nov. 27, 2020. (Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images)

Getachew Reda, a senior TPLF leader, told Tigray TV, a regional network, that tens of thousands of Ethiopian federal soldiers had been killed, but wouldn’t quantify how many TPLF-aligned fighters had died. A spokeswoman for Abiy’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Davison and others said much of Tigray was still clearly contested between federal forces and the TPLF, despite Addis Ababa’s claims to the contrary.

“Still, with no external support or open supply lines, [the TPLF] will be relying heavily on the backing of the Tigrayan people to be able to sustain armed resistance,” Davison said.

On Wednesday, the leader of a provisional government for Tigray, set up by Abiy’s administration, had taken up their posts in at least one city in the region, according to the state-run news agency.

You really couldn’t make it up. Terrorism…trouble in Mozambique…Western Sahara…but not a word about the war currently raging North of the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Not a mention of the three African Union presidents Ramaphosa asked to mediate in the Tigray conflict.

Any wonder the African Union is held in such low regard by ordinary Africans?


OPENING STATEMENT BY AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA AT THE  14TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON SILENCING THE GUNS
6 DECEMBER 2020
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Your Majesties,
Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Honourable Ministers,
Commissioners of the African Union,
Representatives of Regional Economic Communities,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me welcome you, once again, to this 14th Extraordinary Session on Silencing the Guns. 

While the year 2020 has imposed unprecedented challenges on us, it has also reminded us of our fortitude and resilience as Africans.

We have gathered here today to assess the progress we have made since 2013 when we adopted the Agenda 2063 flagship project of ‘Silencing the Guns’ by 2020. 

With this flagship project, we committed ourselves to the objective of creating a conflict-free continent that is stable, developed, prosperous and capable of delivering the better life that all its people yearn for. 

We made a solemn declaration not to bequeath the burden of wars to the next and future generations of Africans. 

It was at the January 2017 Assembly that we adopted the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps for Silencing the Guns in Africa by the Year 2020. 

As we gather here, we all know that the guns are not yet silent. 

In some areas peace has been achieved, but considerable challenges still confront us.

There are shortcomings in implementation that must be addressed urgently because they diminish our ability to consolidate peace, prevent the recurrence of violent conflict, build social cohesion, deepen democracy and advance economic development.

Peace and stability will remain elusive if we do not address the connection between security and development; these are mutually reinforcing and one cannot be achieved without the other. 

Sustainable peace can only be achieved by building a just world and a rules-based international order that is inclusive and that addresses the root causes of conflict, such as poverty, injustice and discrimination. 

We condemn the acts of violence, terrorism and violent extremism as seen in the Sahel region and that are now spreading to other parts of the Continent, including our sisterly country of Mozambique. 

We equally express our grave concern about the current situation in Western Sahara, which demands that every effort is made to facilitate the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.  

We need to reaffirm our commitment to the full and successful implementation of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa. 

As we march towards the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area on the 1st of January 2021, we are mindful that its success cannot be separated from a stable and conducive business environment that is able to attract foreign direct investment.    

We need to address the root causes of conflict in our societies through a multifaceted approach that will require improved governance, entrenched democratic norms, respect for human rights and the political will to capacitate our institutions.

We need to address the continued exclusion of women in the economic, political and social spheres, which renders them particularly vulnerable to violence and conflict and which undermines the contribution they could make to finding and sustaining peace. 

We welcome the ongoing efforts to create a conducive environment for the effective participation of women and youth in peace and development processes.

It is through political will that we will overcome. 

It is through political will that we, the African Union, will foster unity among the people of our continent. 

Yesterday we marked the 7th anniversary of the passing of the founding father of the South African nation, President Nelson Mandela. 

As we continue to remember him and draw inspiration from his lifelong dedication to the African cause, it is fitting that we, who are given the privilege to lead our people, work practically to give meaning to his dream of “an Africa which is at peace with itself”. 

Let us work to realise the dreams of our forebears and ensure that the next and future generations of Africans will reap the rewards of an Africa at peace with itself.

We look forward to your insights and perspectives on our agenda item of the day.

Equally, we look forward to the adoption of concrete decisions that will emanate from our engagements.

I therefore declare this session officially open and I wish us all fruitful deliberations.

I thank you.

DECEMBER 5, 2020  ETHIOPIANEWS

Source: Dabanga

Sudan’s army regains control of border region after 25 years

December 3 – 2020 EL FASHAGA

Ethiopian shifta gunmen (File photo)

Ethiopian shifta gunmen (File photo)

The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have reportedly taken control of the area of Khor Yabis in eastern El Gedaref on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia. The Radi El Fashaga Committee said in a statement on Wednesday that the army recovered Khor Yabis in El Fashaga El Sughra, off Barakat Norein, after 25 years of absence.

The committee expressed its hope for the deployment of the armed forces in the entire El Fashaga locality and “the restoration of Sudanese sovereignty”.

A military source from El Fashaga confirmed the deployment of the armed forces in half of the area that was formerly occupied by Ethiopian gunmen (called shifta in the region).

The shifta regularly conduct violent cross-border raids to steal crops and livestock, or kidnap people for ransom.

The 1,600 kilometre border between Sudan and Ethiopia was drawn in colonial times. No clear demarcation of the border has been made since the country became independent in 1956. The lack of clear border markers has made it easy for Ethiopian militants to occupy fertile farmlands in eastern El Gedaref.

Ethiopian farmers have been cultivating crops for decades along the border. The lands are protected by Ethiopian gunmen. Farmers in El Fashaga and the El Gedaref governor have demanded that these lands be returned to them.

Tigray conflict

Thousands of Ethiopians continue to flow across the border into Sudan, fleeing the the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region. Women, men, and children have been crossing the border at the rate of 4,000 a day since 10 November, rapidly overwhelming the humanitarian response capacity on the ground, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has asked the UNHCR for technical and programmatic assistance to deal with the influx of Ethiopian refugees. He and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi agreed to organise an international conference on refugee issues to be hosted by Khartoum at the beginning of next year.

The UN on Friday announced that agreement has been reached with the Ethiopian government to allow “unimpeded, sustained, and secure access” for humanitarian supplies to reach those in need across areas now under its control in Tigray.

Confirming details of the deal at UN Headquarters in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the safe passage of aid supplies and staff also extends to the Ethiopian regions of Amhara and Afar, bordering Tigray, where fighting between federal and regional forces, has impacted around six million people during the past month.

UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) spokesperson based in Nairobi, Saviano Abreu, told local reporters earlier that the first mission to carry out a needs assessment would begin on Wednesday.

He added that the UN was committed to engaging with “all parties to the conflict” and ensuring that aid was distributed “strictly based on needs”.

‘Globally agreed principles’

Mr. Dujarric said that all aid distribution would be carried out “in compliance with the globally-agreed principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality. This includes working to ensure that people impacted by the conflict are assisted without distinction of any kind other than the urgency of their needs.”

The UN estimates that some two million are now in need of assistance in and around Tigray and some one million have been displaced by the fighting, including more than 45,000 who have fled across the border into Sudan.


Note: Background to this story can be found here: THE HISTORY OF GALLABAT, Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 7, No. 1 (JULY 1924), pp. 93-101 (9 pages), Published By: University of Khartoum

And here: Middle East Monitor

Sudanese farmers angry at Ethiopian land grab

Image of Ethiopian farmland on 16 March 2015 []

Ethiopians are still controlling more than 500,000 acres of land on the Sudanese side of the border in the area of El Gedaref, according to Sudanese farmers angry that an agreement to return the agricultural land has not been honoured.

The allegations have been made in a statement issued by farmers from the El Fashaga area in Eastern Sudan who claimed that Ethiopians have not returned sections of agricultural land upon which five residential villages have been partly-constructed.

Attempts to resolve the issues have been ongoing since 2013 when a joint Sudanese-Ethiopian Committee agreed to end disputes between farmers from the two sides of the border over the ownership of agricultural land.

Read: Sudan military rejects claims of heavy losses in Yemen

In a statement last week, the Governor of El Gedaref state, Mirghani Saleh claimed a small area at El Gedeima, not exceeding 15,000 acres, had been returned from Ethiopian farmers.

However, Sudanese farmers and the area’s local Member of Parliament, speaking to media outlets, contradicted the state governor’s claim. They are calling on the Sudanese government to resort to international arbitration and demarcation of the border and demanding compensation to be paid to the affected farmers.

El Fashaga land is owned by Sudan but the Sudanese government allowed Ethiopian farmers to cultivate it as part of a cooperation agreement. Violent disputes between the two sides resulted in the establishment of a technical committee which was tasked with redrawing the border.

However, despite the agreement made in 2013, rivalry over agricultural land and clashes at the border has continued with reports of Ethiopian gangs attacking Sudanese farmers and extorting them.

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DECEMBER 5, 2020  NEWS

Source: Radio Sweden

Sweden’s silent diplomacy will be examined by the commission

  • Sweden’s silent diplomacy must be examined by an independent commission of inquiry, according to the Riksdag’s [Legislature] Foreign Affairs Committee.
  • The notable cases involving Gui Minhai in China and Dawit Isaak are the starting point for the Commission.
  • All parliamentary parties are behind this announcement to the government, which will be hammered out by the Riksdag in mid-January.

Background: Reporters Without Borders appeal for a commission into Dawit Isaak

Prisoner of Conscience Since 2001 – Why has Sweden not managed to bring Dawit Isaak home?

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A week after filing a crime against humanity complaint for Dawit Isaak, and as the Eritrean-Swedish journalist celebrates his 56th birthday in detention today 27 October, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes a report on the lack of Swedish efforts to free the journalist.

During his almost two decades of captivity, Swedish diplomats have been denied access to the Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak. Since 2005, no independent party has been allowed to meet him and confirm that he is still alive. It is uncertain whether Dawit Isaak has even been told what he is being accused of – he has never been given a chance to defend himself before a court of law.

Sweden has an obligation to try all available legal and diplomatic means to bring its national home. Yet, the Swedish MFA’s first reaction to the news that a then 36-year-old Swedish citizen and father of three named Dawit Isaak had been arrested in Eritrea was one of disinterest.

Since then – as RSF Sweden and other organizations pressured the Swedish government to act – Dawit Isaak’s case has been made a priority. But a new report by RSF Sweden, launched on Dawit Isaak’s birthday on the 27th of October, uncovers a lack of effort on the Swedish part.

The report, entitled Prisoner of Conscience Since 2001 – Why has Sweden not managed to bring Dawit Isaak home?, examines what has and has not been done to secure his release. “Other countries have been more robust both in statements and measures taken against the Eritrean regime, even though it is in fact Sweden that has a prisoner of conscience in Eritrea”, says Björn Tunbäck, board member of RSF Sweden, in it.

Eritrean officials have made a habit out of occasionally giving the Swedish MFA false hopes that Dawit Isaak is to be released, which has forced Swedish officials to a precarious balancing act.

Wary of jeopardizing Dawit Isaak’s freedom, Sweden has essentially been made to dance to Eritrea’s tune. The report concludes that Eritrea, in several respects, has benefitted both politically and financially from keeping Dawit Isaak imprisoned.

For example:

  • Sweden has repeatedly refrained from making demands regarding Dawit Isaak when the EU made decisions on development aid to Eritrea.
  • Twice, the Swedish Prosecutor-General, in accordance with the expressed wishes of the MFA, has decided against launching criminal investigations against Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki.
  • The MFA has also advised the Swedish development agency Sida against providing financial support to Radio Erena, Eritrea’s only independent radio station which broadcasts from France.
  • Unlike other countries, Sweden has not heeded the UN’s call to curb the Eritrean regime’s tax collection from Eritreans residing abroad.
  • In the UN Security Council, Sweden has worked to have sanctions against Eritrea lifted.

Dawit Isaak has been imprisoned for almost 20 years, a case which sparked great public interest. Yet, documents relating to the issue are classified and the MFA is reluctant to comment on ongoing efforts. To make things happen, on 21 October RSF filed a complaint with the Swedish Prosecution accusing the Eritrean president of crimes against humanity.

RSF Sweden calls for a parliamentary inquiry to investigate the MFA’s efforts for Dawit Isaak, which would be able to answer the question whether Sweden has fulfilled its legal obligation towards its imprisoned citizen – and also make recommendations on what further steps are necessary in order to finally bring Dawit Isaak home.

We welcome the proposal for a parliamentary inquiry which was recently presented to the Swedish Parliament and call on all MPs to support it. We also urge the European Commission to consider the resolution about tougher measures against Eritrea that the European Parliament has adopted. Enough is enough”, says RSF Sweden president Erik Halkjaer.

Eritrea is ranked 178th out of 180 countries and territories in RSF’s Annual Index

Saturday, 05 December 2020 22:07

Radio Dimtsi Harnnet Sweden 05.12.2020

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As of December 2nd, 46,412 Ethiopian refugees who fled their country as a result of ongoing clashes in the neighbouring Tigray region, have been registered by UNHCR and COR (the Government's Commissioner for Refugees) in Kassala, Gedaref, and Blue Nile state.

The initial refugee planning figure is 50,000 but could increase to 100,000 over the next six months if instability in Ethiopia's Tigray region continues.

Over the past week, the number of refugees arriving has declined to an average of 500 daily at 4 locations along the Sudan - Ethiopia border: Hamdayet (Kassala), Ludgi and Abderafi (Gedaref) and Wad Al Mahi (Blue Nile). Almost half (45%) of all arrivals are under the age of 18, and 43% are women and 57% men.

Most refugees arrive with no personal belongings, such as clothing or basic items and are temporarily hosted in a transition centre where they are registered, provided with food, water and essential services and then transported to the Urn Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref.

On November 28th, close to 10,000 refugees had been relocated to Um Raquba

In Gedaref, refugees are also temporarily hosted in "Village 8" which has partial capacity in providing shelter and basic services. Based on a UNFPA assessment on the 25th of November, the refugees are currently residing in houses built by the Darn authority for evicted citizens and the village consists of around 800 houses with one/two rooms. Most of these houses are in need of rehabilitation.

COR/UNHCR are considering a new site for hosting refugees in Tonaitba, Mafaza, where UNFPA joined an inter-agency assessment with OCHA, UNHCR, WHO, WFP, UNICEF, IOM, Save The Children and ARC under the leadership of COR. The proposed location in Tonaitaba covers 1 sqkm of flat land supplied with water by a channel from the Blue Nile. The land belongs to the government although some parts are cultivated by the locals.

UNFPA Sudan is currently in the process of identifying more female counsellors and health workers and has already deployed a senior national GBV female specialist and are looking for the surge capacity for female security officers and experts fluent in Tigrinya language.

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