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Eritreans organization in norway

[Auet Melache @AuetMelache]

🚨 Breaking: Lidiya Desta Gessese — Marina del Rey resident & former tax-prep business owner — sentenced to 3.5 years in federal prison for wire fraud. Ordered to repay $1.15M (IRS + victims). Conviction follows scheme misusing IRS Form 1040 refunds.

[Tesfaye Yemane @tykahsay]

Africa needs a new African Union location:

What consequences arise if the host country fails to uphold the principles of the @_AfricanUnion? What factors have hindered the consideration of relocating its headquarters? Even as Ethiopia grapples with various internal conflicts, the AU continues to operate from its headquarters in Addis Ababa.

PM Abiy of #Ethiopia has persistently sought to assert control over the ports of neighbouring countries, showing a disregard for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. His declaration of war against Eritrea, fellow member states of the African Union,# is especially notable, considering that the AU's headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, the capital of #Ethiopia.

Many African nations now boast significant economies, stable political systems, prolonged periods of relative peace, and vital infrastructure that could provide a strategic advantage for the AU. Relocating to one of these countries could enhance the AU's effectiveness and influence, allowing it to engage with a broader global audience. Additionally, such a move could serve as an important lesson for PM Abiy of Ethiopia, demonstrating that actions contrary to AU principles carry repercussions.

Given these ongoing breaches of the AU's principles, Ethiopia can no longer be viewed as a neutral platform for pan-African dialogue. Therefore, it is no longer a suitable host for the AU headquarters. @_AfricanUnion @StateDept @EUCouncil @mfa_russia @MFA_China #Eritrea #Somalia #Egyp

[Sharron Yemane @Sharronyemane]

Our revolution, our identity, was not only military—it was moral and philosophical. Through unity and endurance, we gave the world an unambiguous reply: Yes—we can. And we have!!!!Eritreans the bravest people 🇪🇷❤️

[Sharron Yemane @Sharronyemane]

This month marks the Historical speech by H.E President Issais Afewerki.
September 30, in the History of Eritrea.

On September 30, 1993, 43+years after the #UN unjustly decided #Eritrea to be federated with Ethiopia, President Isaias Afewerki addressed the 48th session of the United Nations General Assembly as the Leader of the Sovereign State of Eritrea.

Some excerpts from the historic Speech;

"I feel special privilege & honor to address the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of a people who struggled for half a century to regain their fundamental human & national rights & who, despite the outright military victory that they won took the unprecedented step of organizing a free & fair referendum, so as to join the community of independent states on the basis of their freely expressed wish & on solid legal grounds."

"As I speak here today, I cannot help but remember the appeals that we sent year in and out to this Assembly & the member countries of the UN, describing the plight of our people and asking for legitimate sympathy, support and recognition."

"We appealed to the UN not only in its capacity as a representative of the International community, but also because of its special responsibility to Eritrea."

"For it was the UN that decided in 1950, at the beginning of the Cold War, to deny the colonized people of Eritrea their right to self-determination, thereby sacrificing their national and human rights on the altar of the strategic interests of the superpowers."

"In passing that resolution, the UN affirmed that it "remained an international instrument" which the GA "could be seized of" at any time. But for the next 41 years, as a brutal war of aggression was conducted against the Eritrean people, initially with the active support of the US & later with a much worse & massive involvement of the Soviet Union & despite the repeated appeals of the Eritrean people, the UN refused to raise its voice in the defense of a people whose future it had unjustly decided & whom it pledged to protect. Not once in 41 years did Eritrea, scene of the longest war in Africa, & victim of some of the grossest violations of human rights, figure in the agenda of UN. This deafening silence pained our people. It also gave a free hand to the aggressors, thereby prolonging our suffering.”

"But it neither shook our resolve nor undermined our belief in the justness of our cause & the inevitability of our victory. As an Eritrean proverb says, "The rod of truth may become thinner but it cannot be broken." Indeed, Justice has finally prevailed." President Isaias Afwerki 🇪🇷

#ERITREA #UnitedNations #UNGA

[G. Drar @gdrarr]

📜 Eritrea’s Independence Was Never a Gift — It Was a Right 🇪🇷✊
🇪🇷 Eritrea’s Independence Was Never Ethiopia’s “Permission” ✍🏾

On 22 September 1992, President Isaias Afwerki wrote to UN SG Boutros Boutros-Ghali, making history clear:

💡 “The right of self-determination of the Eritrean people is not predicated on the goodwill, authority, or permission of Ethiopia — or any other.”

📌 Core Messages from the Letter:

🟥 Eritrea’s Independence is Sovereign – It is the sole prerogative of the Eritrean people, not dependent on Ethiopia’s permission. 🇪🇷

🟥 UN’s Role is Observational – Eritrea welcomed the UN’s participation, but not as a grantor of legitimacy.

🟥 Warning Against Historical Mistake – Any attempt to frame Eritrea’s independence as Ethiopia’s “allowance” would plant seeds of future conflict & instability.

🟥 Rejection of Expansionism – Eritrea cautioned that forces bent on war & domination must not be allowed to exploit UN loopholes.

🌍 Lessons for Today:

✔️ Borders & sovereignty are sacrosanct — not bargaining chips.
✔️ Eritrea earned independence with blood, sacrifice & unity.
✔️ Respecting self-determination is the foundation of lasting peace.
⚠️ Those who forget this history risk repeating conflict. Eritrea’s message remains timeless:

🕊️ Eritrea’s Stand Then & Now:

✔️ We abhor war, but we defend peace.
✔️ Independence was not “given” — it was earned through 30 years of struggle.
✔️ The principle remains timeless: Our sovereignty is non-negotiable.

🌅 “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Eritrea warned in 1992 — the world must listen in 2025.”

#Eritrea 🇪🇷 #UN #HornOfAfrica #SelfDetermination #HistoryMatters #AfricanUnity #StopExpansionism #PeaceThroughJustice

[G. Drar @gdrarr]

🛡️🇪🇷Eritrea Doesn’t Brag — It Delivers. 🇪🇷⚡

“When an experienced warrior and a man with new toys compete, the warrior gains the tools — the other gains a lesson.”

Eritrea has faced superpower-backed Ethiopian aggression before — and prevailed:
🟥The US-backed Haile Selassie — defeated.
🟥The Soviet-backed Derg — defeated.
🟥The Collective West-sponsored Meles regime — defeated.
🟥And now, Abiy Ahmed’s empty theatrics — history is about to repeat.

📌 Lessons Abiy & 4-Kilo Never Learn:
🛡️ Eritrea doesn’t parade its military strength — it demonstrates it on the battlefield.
🛩️ Abiy may flaunt drones & jets — but Eritrea turns enemy weapons into its own assets.
🛡️ Eritrean defense is built on unity, resilience, and revolutionary resolve.

🔁 History Speaks:
✔️30 years of struggle → Victory & Independence.
✔️1998–2000 border war → Eritrea stood unbroken.
✔️Every attempt to crush Eritrea → backfired on the aggressors.

📢 The Reality for Abiy 🇪🇹:
If he miscalculates Eritrea’s patience and discipline:
⚠️ Eritrea will defend — and finish strong.
👉 The Red Sea won’t be his gamble — it will be his downfall.
👉 Another war? Just another lesson in vain.

💡 “Strength is not in weapons, but in the will that wields them.”

#Eritrea #HornOfAfrica #RedSea #StopAbiy #PeaceThroughStrength #AfricanSovereignty #NoToExpansionism #Eritrea #Ethiopia #Amhara #Tigray #Fano #Somalia #Sudan #Egypt #Africa

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

ንዞባዊ ሰላምን ኣህጉራዊ ሕግን ንሓደጋ ዘቃልዕ ዕንደራ!

*...ንዘይሕጋዊ ተግባራት ምልሓቕ ዝግበር ወደሳ ድማ፡ ካብ ምርኻስ ፖለቲካ ሓሊፉ፡ ካልእ ትርጉም ክወሃቦ ዝከኣል ኣይኮነን። ንቅሉዕ ወራር ሕጋውነት ንምልባስ ዝደናደን፡ ንኢትዮጵያን ጎረባብታን ከቢድ ሳዕቤናት ዘለዎ – ክስገር ዘይብሉ ቀይሕ መ ብራህቲ’ዩ"።

*"...መራሕቲ ብልጽግና፡ ኣብ ክንዲ ብዋጋ ዞባዊ ሰላም ፖለቲካዊ ህላወኦም ንምርግጋጽ ምቁማር፡ ነቲ በብከባቢኡ ተወሊዑ ዘሎ ዘቤታዊ ግጭታትን ንሱ ዘስዓቦ ቅልውላዋትን ፍታሕ ብምንዳይ፡ ውሽጣዊ ርግኣትን ቁጠባዊ ሕውየትን ብምርግጋጽ ህዝባዊ እምነት ንምርካብ ክጽዕሩ’ዩ ዝግባእ። ንስለ ድሕነትን ሰላምን ዞባና እምበኣር፡ እዚ ዘይሓላፍነታዊ ዕንደራ ክንጸግን መግትኢ ክግበረሉን ይግባእ''።
https://t.co/FMiDagxIgs

[EriNor @EriNorForening]

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[tedros @tedros_kif_STV]

Stemmen som endrer liv: Lærdommen fra Instruks GI-13/2018
I 2019 ble Jøran Kallmyr fra Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) utnevnt til justis- og innvandringsminister i Solberg II-regjeringen. Han kom fra Fræna i Møre og Romsdal og satt i regjeringen fra mars 2019 til januar 2020.
I denne perioden innførte han Instruks GI-13/2018, som endret praktiseringen av utlendingsloven § 28 første ledd bokstav b. Dette førte til at 150 eritreiske saker ble gransket. Instruksen skapte stor uro og rammet hele det eritreiske miljøet i Norge. Den har etterlatt dype sår i mange familier og enkeltpersoner i det norsk-eritreiske miljøet – en uro som har revet i hjertene deres, og kastet dem inn i en tilstand av sorg, frykt og fortvilelse.

Hvordan kunne dette skje? Fordi FrP fikk 27 mandater i stortingsvalget i 2017 (15,2 %), og dermed makt over Justisdepartementet. Da Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) forlot regjeringen i januar 2020, mistet instruksen sin praktiske virkning – selv om UDI fortsatte å bruke den helt frem til 2023. I valget i 2021 sank FrP til 21 mandater (11,6 %), men i dag – i 2025 – viser meningsmålingene at partiet kan vokse igjen til 21–24 %.
👉 Historien kan gjenta seg.
Dette er en påminnelse om hvor mye din stemme teller. På landsbasis utgjør ca. 18 000 stemmer ett mandat. I små fylker kan så lite som 2000 stemmer avgjøre hvem som får et ekstra sete på Stortinget.
🗳️ Eritreere i Norge: La oss huske hva vi lærte av instruksen GI-13/2018. Politikernes beslutninger påvirker oss direkte.
I 2025 må vi bruke vår stemmerett for å beskytte vårt samfunn og sikre at vi blir hørt.
@Stortinget
@Arbeiderpartiet
@Hoyre
@Senterpartiet
@frp_no
@StavangerSV
@oslosv
@BergenSV
@TrondheimSV
@Raudt
@Venstre
@Partiet
@KrFNorge
@Norgesdemokrat
@INPartiet
@piratpartiet
@Liberalistene

[EriNor @EriNorForening]

I valget i 2021 sank FrP til *21 mandater* (11,6 %), men i dag – i 2025 – viser meningsmålingene at partiet kan vokse igjen til *21–24 %.
👉 Historien kan gjenta seg.*
Dette er en påminnelse om hvor mye *din stemme teller*. På landsbasis utgjør ca. *18 000 stemmer ett mandat*.

[EriNor @EriNorForening]

i stortingsvalget i 2017 (15,2 %), og dermed makt over Justisdepartementet. Da Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) forlot regjeringen i januar 2020, mistet instruksen sin praktiske virkning – selv om UDI fortsatte å bruke den helt frem til 2023.

[EriNor @EriNorForening]

"ናይ 100 ዓመት ልምዲ ብሒደት ድምጺ ተቐይሩ - ድምጽኺ/ኻ መሰረታዊ ለውጢ ከስዕብ ይኽእል እዩ።"

@Arbeiderpartiet
@Hoyre
@Senterpartiet
@frp_no
@SVparti
@Raudt
@Venstre
@Partiet
@KrFNorge
@Norgesdemokrat
@INPartiet
@piratpartiet
@Liberalistene

[EriNor @EriNorForening]

ውጽኢት ምርጫ ሳርፕስቦርግ 2023 - ታሪኻዊ ለውጢ ስልጣን
ብሳላ ሒደት ድምጺ፡ ኣብ ሳርፕስቦርግ ቀጻሊ ንልዕሊ 100 ብሓደ ፖለቲካዊ መእዝን ተባሒቱ ዝነበረ ምምሕዳር ኮሙን ተቀይሩ።እዚ ከኣ ታሪኻዊ መርእያ ኣገዳስነት ነፍሲ-ወከፍ ውልቓዊ ድምጺ እዩ።

[Woldeab-Idris @NineisOne]

@tesfanews In the 1800s Scandinavian countries focused on agriculture, food production, gradually moving to industrialization. Exported products to bigger countries; raised taxes to build infrastructure and provide services. Eritrea🇪🇷 is on the right track.

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

International Conference on #Eritrean Studies Concluded Yesterday

"...the conference has not merely been an academic exerice; rather, it has epitomized the convergence of scholarly rigour, policy-oriented discourse, and the unassailable ethos on intellectual pursuit that underscores Eritrea's resolute commitment to knowledge-driven development", FM Minister Osman Saleh.
*Conference was a resounding success by all standards: Over 154 research papers on wide spectrum of themes discussed - i.e. natural and social sciences; agriculture and natural resources; archeology and national heritage; Diaspora opportunities and challenges; economic development; environment and climate challegne; language and linguistics; law; politics, regional and global issues; science and technology as well as folkores and music.

https://t.co/7hePflIYN8

[Berhane @EmbassyEritrea]

Eritrea: Countering Misinformation and Misdirected Critiques

It is ironic that someone like Michael Rubin, whose warmongering commentary has repeatedly championed disastrous interventions in Iraq, Libya, and Syria, now turns his gaze toward Eritrea. Rubin's career is a testament to failed predictions and reckless advocacy for interventions that have plunged nations into chaos. His penchant for oversimplification and exaggeration has earned him a reputation as a propagandist rather than a credible analyst. For someone whose worldview has been repeatedly discredited by the real-world consequences of his recommendations, Rubin’s obsession with Eritrea reeks of desperation for relevance. Eritrea, a nation that has consistently fought for its sovereignty, advanced national development, and contributed to regional stability, will not be swayed by the misguided musings of a failed warmonger.

Eritrea’s modern history is a testament to resilience and determination. Emerging from a 30-year war for independence, the country faced immense challenges, including hostile neighbors, international sanctions, and minimal infrastructure. Unlike nations that inherited developed systems or benefited from foreign aid, Eritrea built its governance and economy from scratch. Despite these adversities, Eritrea has achieved significant progress in healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Reductions in infant mortality, improved literacy rates, and a robust focus on disease prevention highlight Eritrea’s commitment to human development. These achievements underscore the nation’s resourcefulness and determination to prioritize its people’s welfare amid external constraints.

Eritrea’s contributions to regional peace and security are equally noteworthy. The country has been a pivotal player in counterterrorism efforts, including through ongoing collaboration with, and training of,  Somali military forces to bolster the region’s ability to combat extremism. Moreover, Eritrea was among the first nations to confront Al-Qaeda in the 1990s, initiating efforts to drive Osama bin Laden and his network out of Africa. This proactive stance against terrorism predated the global focus on combating extremist threats, underscoring Eritrea’s foresight and long-standing commitment to regional and global security.

Eritrea’s long-standing perspectives – which is in the public domain - on enhancing effective and meaningful frameworks of cooperation among the littoral States of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region is another case in point. This initiative exemplifies Eritrea’s dedication to fostering international trade and protecting global economic interests, reaffirming its position as a proactive and reliable regional partner.

Despite these achievements, Eritrea continues to be unfairly criticized in international discussions. Detractors frequently misrepresent its policy of self-reliance as isolationism, overlooking its strong ties with a plethora of global and regional countries.  These partnerships reflect Eritrea’s active engagement in global diplomacy and regional cooperation. In reality, it is some western countries that intermittently attempt to isolate Eritrea by perpetuating outdated narratives and imposing counterproductive policies. Eritrea’s emphasis on sovereignty and independence is not a rejection of cooperation but a commitment to sustainable development and mutual respect.

Eritrea’s national service program, often criticized by these same quarters, is widely misunderstood too. Similar to programs in other nations, it was established to safeguard national security and uphold sovereignty, particularly during critical periods such as the border war with Ethiopia. Mischaracterizing it as forced labor disregards its purpose and historical context. National service in Eritrea is a collective responsibility, designed to defend the nation and contribute to its development, reflecting a commitment to unity and resilience rather than coercion.
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[#EritreaShinesAt35 👩🏿‍🔧 🇪🇷🇪🇷 @DahlaKib]

Some of the research papers presented at the
International Conference on Eritrean Studies in Asmara 2025. #Eritrea