Det är märkligt när någon söker asyl i ett demokratiskt land men samtidigt stödjer en förtryckande regim och angriper regimens motståndare med hot eller grova påhopp.Jag tycker att sådant beteende bör beaktas av Migrationsverket i deras bedömningar.
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Yirgalem Fisseha’s bravery is a symbol of hope for all #Eritrea|ns. Despite imprisonment, torture, and years of suffering, she refused to be silenced. Her courage to speak the truth and stand for justice inspires people around the world. She is living proof that even the harshest oppression cannot defeat the human spirit. ✊
The poster is telling Eritrean diaspora: “Stop celebrating if our people at home are in prison and suffering.” It asks everyone to stand for freedom and justice for Eritrea, not for the regime.
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Today at the Oslo Freedom Forum, Yirgalem Fisseha speaks not only for herself, but for thousands of #Eritrea|ns whose voices have been silenced by repression.
A journalist, poet, and former political prisoner, Yirgalem endured years of imprisonment, torture, and solitary confinement after being arrested by the Eritrean regime. She was held without trial, denied justice, and subjected to conditions that no human being should ever experience. Despite these attempts to break her spirit, she emerged as a powerful voice for truth, freedom, and human dignity. (https://t.co/6X6hSA094Y)
Her testimony reminds the world of the suffering endured by countless Eritreans who have faced arbitrary detention, forced silence, indefinite national service, and the constant fear of persecution. Many remain imprisoned without charge, while others have been forced to flee their homeland in search of freedom and safety.
By sharing her story at the Oslo Freedom Forum, Yirgalem shines a light on the realities that many Eritreans continue to face. Her courage stands as a testament to the resilience of those who refuse to surrender their humanity in the face of oppression.
May her voice inspire the world to stand with the victims of injustice and support the universal struggle for freedom, human rights, and dignity for all Eritreans. 🇪🇷
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#Eritrea #NomorePFDJpropaganda
#TransnationalRepression @OsloFF@amnesty@UN_HRC@UNHumanRights
The Restricted Life of Eritreans
For decades, many Eritreans have lived under severe restrictions that have limited their opportunities and freedoms. While people around the world pursue education, careers, travel, and personal dreams, countless Eritreans face barriers that affect nearly every aspect of their lives.
Young Eritreans often grow up knowing that their future may be controlled by a system that offers little freedom of choice. Opportunities for higher education, employment, entrepreneurship, and independent expression are limited. Many are unable to freely decide where they will live, work, or study.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and political participation remain heavily restricted. Citizens who express criticism or demand change risk serious consequences. As a result, many people live in silence, unable to openly share their opinions or concerns.
The lack of opportunities has forced hundreds of thousands of Eritreans to leave their homeland in search of safety, dignity, and a better future. Families have been separated across continents, with parents, children, brothers, and sisters living far apart for years.
Despite these hardships, Eritreans continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience. They pursue education wherever they find refuge, build successful lives in new countries, and contribute positively to their communities. Yet many still carry the pain of separation, lost opportunities, and the hope of one day seeing a free and prosperous Eritrea.
Every person deserves the right to dream, to speak freely, to travel, to learn, and to build a future based on their own choices. The story of many Eritreans is not only a story of restrictions, but also a story of endurance, courage, and the continuing desire for freedom and opportunity.
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Yirgalem betekent een symbool van gerechtigheid, een symbool van menselijkheid, een voorbeeld van een niet-blanke vrouw. ናይ ዉጹዓት ልሳን! #BlueRevolution#TransnationalRepression❤️
She grew up believing the story she was told until arrests, disappearances, and indefinite military service shattered it.
Yirgalem Fisseha takes the stage at the Oslo Freedom Forum to share a life split in two: from poetry to prison, from hope to solitary confinement. Her story reveals what it costs to speak when a state demands silence.
A Voice from Eritrea: Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu
Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu is an Eritrean poet, journalist, and former political prisoner who spent years imprisoned for her writings and peaceful criticism of the Eritrean regime.
In this powerful speech, she shares her personal story: growing up in Eritrea, witnessing the loss of freedom, seeing friends and family forced into indefinite military service, and enduring imprisonment and torture because of her poems and stories.
Her testimony reminds us why so many Eritreans risk their lives crossing deserts and seas in search of freedom. It also challenges governments and citizens around the world to understand the realities that force people to flee their homeland.
This is not only Yirgalem's story. It is the story of thousands of Eritreans whose voices are rarely heard.
Please take a few minutes to listen to her speech and share it with others.
"Would you accept a life without freedom to speak, think, travel, or choose your future? What would you do?"
#Eritrea #BlueRevolution #TransnationalRepression #YirgalemFissehaMebrahtu https://t.co/tLn1SgE5WN
Shows a man in prison behind bars. Then it lists what people actually experience:
- NO ELECTIONS
- NO FREE SPEECH
- INDEFINITE NATIONAL SERVICE
- ARBITRARY ARRESTS & TORTURE
- DISAPPEARANCES
- POLITICAL PRISONERS
- TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION
- STATE PROPAGANDA.
#BlueRevolution.
Eritrean supporters of the dictator inside and outside Eritrea have celebrated the country's 35 years of independence. In 1994, when Eritrea was 3 years independent, disabled freedom fighters asked the government for help to find a solution to get their feet on the ground. They tried to protest by marching to the capital to appeal to the dictator, but a unit from the Eritrean 5/25 Battalion blocked their way 20 km from Asmara in Maihabar. They notified commander Brigadier General Ftsum GebreHiwet, who was at a bar in Nefasit. He ordered the unit to tell the protesters to return or use force. The unit leaders said they could not stop them by force. Then he showed up, ordered the unit to shoot, and after they refused to comply, he himself took a Kalashnikov and killed 12 people. All this was witnessed by the veteran in the image, who fled the country and has been living in neighboring Ethiopia. For this independence, he gave both his hands, one eye, and sustained a head injury. He survives on 400 birr (2.8 dollars) a month and cannot afford basic needs for himself and his family. Eritrea is for a selected few, not all. That is the truth. #TransnationalRepression #Bluerevolution #Regimechange
What is more tragic and painful than seeing those who sacrificed their lives for their country being killed by an oppressive and abusive regime? They are only asking for a pay raise because they are hungry; what they have isn't enough. #BlueRevolution#RegimeChangeInEritrea@UN
When the Dictator Admits Failure but the Supporters Still Applaud.
The irony is astonishing. The dictator himself admits that his decades-long policies, indefinite military service, the education system, and his overall strategy have failed. Yet when opponents say the same thing, they’re attacked, insulted, and labeled enemies. When the leader admits failure, it’s called wisdom. When citizens point it out, it’s called betrayal. That’s the tragedy of Eritrea.
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