UAE extradites suspected Eritrean migrant smuggler to the Netherlands.
A 41-year-old Eritrean man held captive in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been extradited to the Netherlands. The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (OM) wants to prosecute him for atrocities against migrants traveling from Libya to Europe. The Eritrean is suspected of, among other things, participating in a criminal organization involved in migrant smuggling, hostage-taking, extortion, and violence, including sexual violence. He landed at Schiphol Airport on Christmas Eve, escorted by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar).
https://t.co/dKXczpd6gJ
Women from Eritrea in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 demonstrate for justice at the Court where Walid stands for trial. They show us videos of young relatives being tortured in Libya by Eritrean traffickers at this time.
Substantive hearings begin in Zwolle, The Netherlands, in November in the case against Eritrean national Tewelde Goitom, also known as ‘Walid’. The prosecution alleges that Walid led an international criminal network that detained, tortured, raped and extorted mainly Eritrean refugees in Libya, holding many in detention sites such as Bani Walid until families paid ransoms. The 191 witnesses that testified for the case all had ties to The Netherlands, where many ransom payments were made, but the same happened in other countries. The scale of the abuses, and their reach into diaspora communities, place this trial at the intersection of organized crime and transnational repression. Survivors are afraid to speak out, as the long arm of the Eritrean regime closely controls what Eritreans in the diaspora are allowed to say and do. This control is exerted in part through interpreters.
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In Loving Memory
On 3 October 2013, we lost our beloved brothers in the tragic boat accident in Lampedusa, Italy.
Your smiles, your dreams, and your love remain forever in our hearts.
Gone too soon, but never forgotten. 💔🕊️
#RegimeChangeInEritrea!
#Lampedusa
#EBRF team maintains momentum and keep engaging US officials
Last night dinner allowed to have conversations with @tedcruz and we discussed our vision for Eritrea post Isaias Regime
Also met with @TiborPNagyJr and had furthered our ongoing collaboration
Thank you @EGerasouli35992 for hosting us
@CmaDawit@BereketKahsai1@Habteab_
Today, the #EBRF diplomatic team met with Minister Getachew Reda @reda_getachew, the Advisor for the Ethiopian government for East Africa Affairs in Washington, DC
We updated @reda_getachew on the progress in our diplomatic networking; in addition, we had a deep discussion about our plans and the impacts on the Horn of Africa
Democratizing Eritrea will bring lasting peace to the Horn of Africa and the whole world
@EGerasouli35992@CmaDawit@BereketKahsai1@AsfahawolduK@Habteab_
Red Sea Attacks Lead to Environmental Emergency along Eritrean coast. The international community must act swiftly to avert a larger catastrophe and strengthen international response mechanisms to environmental emergencies in conflict
https://t.co/w8AbEQirad
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Honored to work with @BeyeneGerezghe1, a great leader who has captivated the imagination of the Eritrean justice seekers, in particular the youth. The lobbying partnership between our firm and the Eritrean Blue Revolutionary Front will play an instrumental role in Eritrea's liberation!
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Former Virginia Congressman Jim Moran’s firm represents the Eritrean Blue Revolution Front (@blue_eritrean), which wants to overthrow the repressive government of Eritrea president Isaias Afwerki https://t.co/DCChCFrcvj
#BrigadeNHamedu are never too Young to Give Leadership and No One Should never doubt its EBRF Front Capacity to Triumph where Others, Lost generations, have not.
No More Comfortable Nostalgia for #PFDJ #2
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@UN_HRC must #ExtendTheMandate of the Special Rapporteur on #Eritrea. Z Eritrean regime has shown no willingness to improve its appalling human rights record,blocked z Special Rapporteur’s access to z country&consistently refused to cooperate with @un mechanisms. @EU_UNGeneva
Short update from Addis Ababa: Eritrean Blue Revolution Front (EBRF) insights coming your way!
📍 For more details, join the public seminar next Saturday 05-07-2025 in Antwerp, Belgium. Boterlaarbaan 89, 2100 Deurne
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