Thread by @BeqaYiakl

Today’s #Yiakl #SundaySpotlight goes out to Tsedal Yohannes in acknowledgment of her perseverance, commitment and courage to advocate for #Eritrean prisoners of conscience.

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@TsedalYohannes is a passionate and very committed London based #Eritrea|n activist who has been fighting for the release of her sister Aster Yohannes and other Eritrean prisoners of conscience for over a decade. #Yiakl
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Despite the emotional toll, Tsedal is a very determined woman who is oftentimes seen in the streets of London, Geneva, Brussels and other parts of the world campaigning for the rights of #Eritrea|n prisoners.

In August 2006, Tsedal and her friends hiked from the UN Headquarters in NY to Washington DC to be voices for #Eritrea|n victims of human rights abuse. #Yiakl

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In her recent interview with
@asmarinoen, @TsedalYohannes spoke about effective campaigning and encouraged activists to not dwell on squabbles as it is an inevitable part of the process to organize and bring effective change. #Eritrea #Yiakl
asmarino.com/interviews/522…

Tsedal is very transparent about the pain her family and herself continue to endure and highlights the dread disappearance of a family member causes on the whole family. Despite all these painful experiences, Tsedal remains hopeful & encourages others to stay the course. #Eritrea

Tsedal is also very clear in her passion to see a just #Eritrea where current perpetrators & collaborators are forced to give an account of their actions. She believes "people should learn from the damages Eritrea sustained from the collaboration and complicity of PFDJ members.”

Thank You @TsedalYohannes for your courage, perseverance and commitment to fight for a just Eritrea. Justice will prevail and we are with you on this fight!

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