Thread by @BeqaYiakl

#WhereAreThey? #Eritrea

It is to be remembered that on Nov. 28, 2019, the MOI-#Eritrea issued a press release accusing Qatar of trying to destabilize the Eritrean gov't by supporting vague Islamist extremist forces.

.@hawelti

What was not revealed by the gov't or diaspora-based news outlets is:

in the last week of November, coinciding with the above press release, dozens of Jeberti #Eritrea|ns were rounded up from their businesses and homes from Mendefera and a number of villages in Seraye, including from Meraguz, Tekela and the Mai-Tsaada districts.

The exact number of the arrested is not known. Most of the arrested were prominent merchants and businessmen. Nobody, including relatives, knows where they are being held. The reasons for the arrests are not known except for rumors that it had to do with the press release.

Names, addresses and businesses of 9 of the arrested is as follows.

1.Nesredin Ahmed (aka Melit/bald); Mendefera; Owner of Mendefera Plastic Bottle Factory.

#WhereAreThey? #Yiakl

2. Beyan Abdela; Mendefera; Owner of one of the biggest bakeries in the town.

3.Mahmoud Mantay; Mendefera; works at the Zonal Finance office
(NB: His brother was also arrested years back & disappeared without trace)

#WhereAreThey #Yiakl

4. Abdelkadir Juhar; Mendefera; Chair of Mendefera Association of Fruit & Vegetable vendors.

5. Hamed Imam; Mendefera; Storekeeper at Mendefera Association of Fruit & Vegetable vendors

6. Safi; Mendfera; youth

#WhereAreThey? #Yiakl

7. Adem Eshete; Meraguz, from the village of Adi-Qoray

8. Berhanu Siraj & his brother

9. Mohmmed Nur Siraj; Meraguz, from the village of Adi-Gedesho

#WhereAreThey #Yiakl!

*The list will be updated when we get further information.

The regime of Isaias Afwerki continues to act with impunity and disappears citizens at whim. It's high time that all #Eritrea|ns come together and ask #WhereAreThey?

We simply can not continue like this!!!
#Yiakl!