US Democrats reject Terror label on Eritrea for its Somalia role

(JT) The Democratic Party dominated US government rejected a move by Republican party officials to designate Eritrea as "State Sponsor of Terrorism." The amendment was forwarded by California Republican Ed Royce after the African Union (AU) and the InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) asked the UN to sanction the Eritrean government for its support for insurgents in Somalia.

Eritrea says it is being unfairly targetted and false accusations are made up by the CIA and by the Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) led Ethiopian government .

The US labeling of Eritrea as "State Sponsor of Terrorism" would have brought further isolation, economic and other sanctions on Asmara. But the new Obama administration has pushed for a moderate position and for dialogue, with the new Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson asking Eritrea to stop its support for radical islamists in Somalia. Several US officials including Congressman Donald Payne have also been supportive of Eritrea's policies in Somalia. read more

Mootummaan Eertira, mirga baqattoota Oromoo dhiita

Dhiitama mirga dhala namaa mootummaan gabroomfataa Ixoophiyaa irraan gahu jalaa baqatanii Oromooti biyya Eertiraatti kooluu galatummaa gaafatan, biyya itti baqatan keessatti illee, mirga akka baqattaatti qaban sarbamanii dararamaa akka jiran, murnoota baqattoota achi irraa miliqanii bahan irraa gabaasaa nu dhaqabe ni hubachiisa..

Baqattooti Oromoo Eertiraa keessa jiraatan, dhaaba Oromoo Eertiraaf meeshaa ta’e akka deggeraniif kan dirqaman oggaa ta’u, kanneen dirqama kana didan, mirga baqattummaa fi biyya alaa qubachuuf qaban sarbamanii akka hiraaran ta’aa jira.

Dhaaba Shanee balaaleffatanii kanneen keeysaa bahan fi dhaaba Shaneetti seenuu didan, hedduun carraa biyya alaa qubachuu eerga argatanii booda, mootummaan Eertiraa hayyama ittiin biyyaa bahan waan dhorkatuuf, biyya kana keessatti jireenna aarii, soda, abdii kutannaa jiraachaa akka jiran beekameera.

Baqattooti bifa kanaan dhiitammi mirga dhala namaa irra gahaa jiru keessaa gariin haadha manaa fi ijoollee xixiqqaa kan qaban oggaa ta’u, mooraa UNHCR, kan gaazexessitooti daawwachuu hin dandeenne keessatt, rakkina nyaataa, bishaanii fi qorichaatiin rakkachaa akka jiran oduun kun itti dabalee mirkaneesseera.

Baqattooti kun, biyya UNHCR kenniteef qofa irraa osoo hin taane, biyya kamuu deemuu akka hin dandeenne dhowwamanii hojii humnaa adda addaa irratti fedhii isaaniin alatti bobbaafamanii jiru. Baqattooti Oromoo kun hedduun, biyya kana keessaa bahuuf fedhii guddoo kan qaban yoo ta’e illee, mootummaan Eertiraa hayyam waan dhowwateef, jireenna abdii kutannaa fi yaaddoo kan jiraatan qofa osoo hin taane, yoo ummati Oromoo biyya alaa qubatu hin dirmanneef, hedduun Ixoophiyaatti deebi’anii harka kennatuu ykn of-ajjeessuu akka danda’an oduu rifachiisaan kun ni akeekkachiisa..

Kanneen dhiitammi mirga dhala namaa Eertiraa keessatti irra gahaa jiru baqattoonni Oromoo kun, Oromooti biyya alaa jiran, karaa adda addaatiin mootummaa Eertiraa irratti dhiibbaa barbaachisu godhuun rakkina isaaniif furmaata akka barbaadan dhaammatu. Itti dabalees, meeshaaleen quunnamtii biyya Eertiraa keessaa hundi waan hordofamuuf, firoottan fi namoota biyya alaatii beekan dirmaachiifachuu waan hin dandeenneef, rakkinni baqattoota Oromoo Eertiraa keessa qubatanii guddoo gaddisiisaa fi yaaddessaa akka ta’e mirkaneessa.
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Eritrea becoming 'a giant prison'

The Eritrean government is turning its country into a giant prison, according to Human Rights Watch.

The Horn of Africa nation is widely using military conscription without end, as well as arbitrary detention of its citizens, says HRW.

Hundreds of Eritrean refugees forcibly repatriated from countries like Libya, Egypt and Malta face arrest and torture upon their return, says the group.

Religious persecution and forced labour are also rife in Eritrea, says HRW. ...for more BBC

Eritrea: Isaias invites Bashir, condemns Hague warrant

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea on Wednesday invited Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to visit the Red Sea state and condemned a Hague-court warrant for his arrest on Darfur war crimes charges. Read more