Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Professor Gaim Kibreab in acknowledgment of his passion for #Eritrea by committing his profession and expertise to the #Eritrean cause and being a constant source of support and guidance to the younger Eritrean generation.
Prof. Gaim is one of Eritrea’s respected intellectual who has dedicated his intellectual and professional life to understanding all things #Eritrea, especially the issues of migration, development, and governance in post-conflict societies. amp.twimg.com/v/e3100328-67d…
Prof. Gaim is a research Prof. & Course Director of the MSc Refugee Studies at London South Bank University and earned his Ph.D. from Uppsala University in Sweden. Prof Gaim has conducted research that spans over 3 decades and is the author of numerous books & academic journals.
His most prominent work - “Eritrea: A Dream Deferred” provides a critical analysis of how, under the PFDJ, things went woefully wrong & how the former 'liberators' turned into oppressors w/ no respect for the rule of law, human rights & religious freedom. amazon.com/Eritrea-Dream-…
Prof Gaim’s most recent work - “Eritrean National Service: Servitude for the Common & Good the Youth Exodus ” provides a critical analysis of the ENS. It details how the ENS sealed the fate of #Eritrea’s youth & led many to escape & seek asylum elsewhere for a better future.
The book provides for the first time an in-depth and critical scrutiny of the ENS's achievements and failures including its transformative & overarching impact on the social fabric of #Eritrea.
Prof. Gaim is one of the forerunners of the movement for a free and independent #Eritrea. His fight for Eritrea’s freedom began in the 1970s in law school in Ethiopia and spans over more than five decades. He has supported countless Eritrean refugees in finding safety & dignity.
Prof. Gaim has been organizing, teaching, writing and working, nearly every day of his life to bring #Eritrea closer to freedom and democracy. He has equally dedicated his time to better the lives of refugees around the world, particularly in Europe.
Thank you Prof. Gaim for dedicating your professional life and expertise for the passion you have for #Eritrea. We appreciate you for making yourself available to engage with and provide guidance to the younger Eritrean generation.
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.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Habtom Yohannes (@Kinzareb) in acknowledgment of his long-standing unwavering advocacy for Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience and his passion to support Eritreans with his expertise in journalism.
Habtom Yohannes is an Eritrean-Dutch human rights activist, a senior editor with extensive experience within the Dutch media, lecturer, advisor & moderator. He continuously raises the issues of #Eritrea|n prisoners & uses every opportunity/platform to demand that they get justice
As a passionate activist, he has been putting the violation of human rights in #Eritrea on the agenda of the Dutch parliament, the European Parliament, the African Union and the United Nations. @Europarl_EN@_AfricanUnion@UN
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to the organizers of @RemEPOC in acknowledgment of their important initiative to help keep the memories of disappeared Eritreans alive until they get justice.
Remembering Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience @RemEPOC is a social media campaign that is dedicated to daily remembering at least one Eritrean Prisoner of Conscience and an accompanying daily narrative of the human rights situation of #Eritrea.
#Eritrea today is a country where its best daughters & sons, including its sheiks, priests, pastors, ministers, diplomats, civil servants, army leaders, teachers, conscripts, poets, newspaper editors, singers, merchants, veterans and faith communities are illegally disappeared.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Tsedal Yohannes in acknowledgment of her perseverance, commitment and courage to advocate for #Eritrean prisoners of conscience.
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.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight goes out to Ahmed Raji in acknowledgment of his consistent work as a citizen journalist and his commitment to highlighting and archiving the stories of disappeared #Eritrean|s.
Ahmed as a citizen journalist and a strong advocate for #Eritrean prisoners of consciences is a frequent writer at @awate2 and archives disappeared Eritreans stories on his Facebook page - "Eritrea's Disappeared".
Ahmed started writing at @awate2 in 2003 while still living in Asmara, #Eritrea. In order to protect his identity, the Awate Team gave him the name “Events Monitor”.
Today’s #Yiakl#SundaySpotlight is dedicated to Eritrean activists and campaigners who have actively been addressing the very urgent issue of famine happening in #Eritrea.
This is an acknowledgment to the organizers of #EritreanHiddenFamine and #SaveDenkalia of their quick action in raising awareness to the famine brought by the Eritrean government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the government of Eritrea announced a lock down of many parts of the country due to COVID-19, reports of people starving and pleading families in the diaspora for help started surfacing. #EritreanHiddenFamine#SaveDankalia