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Today’s #Yiakl #SundaySpotlight goes out to @TemesghenD in acknowledgment of his distinguished journalism, professional media work, and activism for human rights, equality, and justice in #Eritrea
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@TemesghenD has been in the media industry for more than 21 years, with the largest bulk of his experience being in TV broadcasts.

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In November 1998, @TemesghenD became the founding member of the first-ever English-based news broadcast for Eri-TV and went on to be its chief anchor, producer & editor.

By the time he left #Eritrea in 2006, @TemesghenD had conducted interviews with various public figures including world leaders & other dignitaries such as the former U.N. Secretary-General, the late Kofi Annan.

During that time, @TemesghenD had also produced close to 100 short documentary films and news reports in English, all of which were broadcast on the nation’s state television channel. He also filed stories for the @CNN World Report representing #Eritrea.

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Besides short documentary films and news reports in English, Temesghen along with Merkeb Zerit also hosted #HotTracks, a music program that aired different genres of music during Saturday evenings. The duo was greatly loved by the #Eritrean public.
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Since arriving in the UK, Temesghen has worked with different media outlets including Kantar Media Intelligence UK, Thomson Reuters Foundation and BBC World.

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During his term as a producer with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, 12 of @TemesghenD articles had also been published by the Trust – all of which can be found in the following link:
news.trust.org/profile/?id=00…

Some of these News Articles have also appeared on The Wire, VOA, Huffington Post, Newsweek, The Guardian, Business Insider, and Yahoo News among others.

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In London, he was also involved in setting up an online African sports news channel called Sports News Africa. @TemesghenD was the channel’s main news writer, assistant producer, and one of three presenters.
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In 2016, @TemesghenD reported & broadcasted the Geneva demo, one of the largest #Eritrean justice seekers demonstrations live on Facebook.

Four of the videos broadcasted during the demos got a total of more than a million views at the time.

The same year (2016), Temesghen along with Tesfaldet Meharenna, co-produced the masterful video of #Eritrean activists reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Tigrinya. In the video, Temesghen also read the 7th Declaration of Human Rights.

In April 2018, @TemesghenD took part in the International Journalism Festival in Italy attended by over 500 top media personalities. He spoke about the human rights abuses in #Eritrea and the lack of freedom of expression.

As an activist, @TemesghenD continues to conduct public speaking about human rights & free press in #Eritrea. Here he is at Nottingham Trent University speaking to more than 150 BA and MA students in news, magazine, and documentary filmmaking in February 2020.

Fun fact: @TemesghenD also met with @BorisJohnson just before he became the Prime Minister and he briefed him on the situation in #Eritrea and took these pictures

Although it's currently on hold, @TemesghenD also founded @erihopemedia which focused on current affairs and analysis.

Eritreans welcomed #ERIHOPE with excitement and now hope that it will be back soon.

@TemesghenD is also a poet. He has written about 70 poems, most of them in English and a few in Tigrigna.

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Temesghen continues to be involved in a number of #Eritrean pro-justice campaigns such as #BondToHeal by producing excellent videos. Currently, he is serving as a media expert in raising #Covid19 relief funds for #Eritrean refugees in Sudan and Ethiopia.
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Finally, @TemesghenD is also an amazing photographer. Here are some of his many beautiful pictures.

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Thank you @TemesghenD for all that you continue to contribute to the fight for justice in our beautiful #Eritrea. We appreciate all the professionalism and quality work that you bring to the Eritrean pro-justice movement.
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