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Today’s #Yiakl #SundaySpotlight goes out to Lidiya T @KitchaFitFit1 in acknowledgment of her consistent, creative and pragmatic actions that she undertakes to support #Eritrean refugees in #Libya.

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Lidiya is a 21 years old prominent activist & organizer who has been passionately involved with her Eritrean community from a very young age.

Ever since she witnessed the daunting & overwhelming plight of Eritrean refugees in Libya, Lidiya got determined not to sit back & watch.
Instead, she picked up the slack left by the organizations which simply abandoned these refugees, and found a way to provide financial and moral support to these refugees and make meaningful contributions to help ease their suffering.

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Today's #Yiakl #SundaySpotlight goes out to our
@vanessatsehaye in acknowledgment of her exemplary human rights activism that has greatly helped shed light on the gross human rights violation in Eritrea.

#Eritrea2020 #SundaySpotlight
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@vanessatsehaye is one of the most prominent Human Rights activists who began protesting #Eritrea’s human rights abuses when she was only 16 years old. Image
After her uncle, photojournalist Seyoum Tsehaye, was imprisoned in September 2001, Vanessa campaigned for his release at her high school and later expanded the campaign to secondary schools and universities around the world.
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#18StolenYears from around the World!

The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless. #Eritrea

THREAD: Eritreans saying #Yiakl to Prisoners of Conscience #18StolenYears! Image
Eritreans in Washington DC saying #Yiakl to #18StolenYears! #Eritrea ImageImageImageImage
Eritreans in Kitchener, Ontario saying #Yiakl to #18StolenYears! #Eritrea ImageImageImage
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Breaking News: In a #PFDJ event in Australia, #Eritrea|n #Yiaklers challenged PFDJ agents by chanting #Yiakl!
Great questions from #Eritrea|ns in Brisbane, Australia at a public meeting organized by PFDJ. Well Done! #Yiakl
Questions on prisoners of consciousness and the constitution! #Yiakl #Eritrea #18StolenYears
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The Eritrean regime has done everything in their power to hide their crimes against the people. On the 18th anniversary of the dictatorship, the 18 day campaign #18StolenYears chronicles each of these stolen years, one year for each day.

Welcome to 2004 in #Eritrea!

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"In 2004, [there were] more than 18 externally based factions opposed the PFDJ...Most seek the ouster of the Isaias Afwerki regime by extralegal means and maintain military bases or offices in neighboring Ethiopia or Sudan." (1/6)
"In 2004, 13 such groups were affiliated with the Ethiopia-based Eritrean National Alliance (ENA), which is committed to the armed overthrow of the Isaias government. Its adherents are drawn mainly from among former ELF fighters and from refugees in Sudan and Ethiopia." (2/6)
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#FIFAfrica19 I gave a talk on how few #Eritrean-s access the Internet as communication in the country is extremely limited. Internet access is hard to come by and is excruciatingly expensive. Thanks to @cipesaug for the invitation! Image
#Eritrea is on the list of #mostcensored countries& eritreans remain largely disconnected. According to @pressfreedom, 15 journalists were in prison in Eritrea at the end of 2017, most of whom were detained in the 2001 crackdown. Read more: bit.ly/1zNWca7
The Eritrean government & minister of information, Yemane Ghebremeskel denied citizens don't have access to alternate sources of information. In reality, the only independent media that are providing freely reported news & information are run by #Eritrea-n exile journalists. Image
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