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UPDATED: As around 700 refugees remain missing after this weekend’s shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, devastated relatives in Sweden have told of their anxious wait to find out if their loved ones are dead or alive. ‘It was a long journey and some of my friends died’(30 Mar 15) Sweden …

Many refugees and asylum-seekers from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea say they have nowhere else to go Tens of thousands of East African refugees and asylum-seekers are at risk of being left behind in Yemen’s roiling violence, deprived not only of safe options for evacuation but also of a home country …

KIGALI, April 2 (Xinhua) — The Israeli government approached Rwanda on the issue of pending deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to the country, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday. Kagame was responding to media reports that indicated the Israeli Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein on Wednesday approved the deportation of …

Europe must do more to help the victims of ‘virulent human rights abuses’ in ‘Africa’s North Korea’, says Barbara Lochbihler. Written by Barbara Lochbihler The human rights situation in Eritrea is dire. The participants of a recent meeting of parliament’s subcommittee on human rights stressed that there are basically no …

Eritrean government accused of failing to cooperate with UN inquiry as abuses including detention and enforced military service are highlighted Eritreans in Washington call for human rights to be upheld in their homeland. Photograph: B Christophe/Alamy The Eritrean government has been linked with “ruthless repression” and systemic human rights violations, …

  Nations panel investigating Eritrea says it has found “very clear patterns” of human rights violations and a total absence of the rule of law in the country. The chairman of the U.N. commission of inquiry addressed the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. Mike Smith said under …

 Eritrea has been accused of destabilizing peace and security in the region.  World Bulletin / News Desk Djibouti and Ethiopia on Saturday accused Eritrea of undermining regional stability. “Eritrea is destabilizing peace and security in the countries of the region, including Djibouti,” Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told a joint …

Anti-immigration sentiment highlighted after 25,000 rally in support of far-right Pegida movement on night of murder It was 8pm on Monday when Khaled Idris Bahray told his seven flatmates he was popping out to buy some cigarettes from the Netto supermarket about 100 metres away from his flat in a …

December 22, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Two Eritrean rebel groups on Monday said they have killed 7 Eritrean intelligence agents in an attack they jointly carried out on a military camp in the southern part of the country. The rebel groups – the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) and …

 The Ethiopian Defense Ministry said in a statement that an Ethiopian helicopter – that has disappeared since Friday – was forced to land in neighboring Eritrea World Bulletin/News Desk Ethiopia on Monday accused what it described as the “agents” of the regime in Eritrea of hijacking an Ethiopian helicopter. The …