This audio was recorded by my father before his arrest. And below is the verbatim translation in English
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“Honorable people of Eritrea, first of all, I express my sincerest greetings. Come to you as Berhane Abrehe Kidane.
I searched for #Eritrea and #Ethiopia in the Epstein files and found something very interesting. Epstein claims to have talked to the "president of Ethiopia and Eritrea" in July 2018 and curiously refers to the "possibility of the two countries becoming one."
Kudos Sir @saayEritrea 🫡. I spent some time going over some articles and I deeply appreciated this website. It’s amazing how revisiting those pieces from the past really transports you back to that specific moment in time. Glad you compiled it in one place for better reference.
Did I tell you that @eritreadigest was acquired, in a friendly takeover by @eritreanjournal? What’s that? Ah, read the about page. ንሓድሽ ጉዕዞ: ብሓድሽ ምህዞ to borrow from Wedi Tkabo.
What’s that? The logo? Well you know me and logos:
That is the jacaranda tree, Ubiquitous in Asmara.
That is the sun bird, highly stylized version of course, befitting its home: Eritrea.
And that’s the dome tree, the graceful Arkokobay, which, as the song, has it ትትለዋለ'።
Purpose of Eritrean Journal:
Over the last 7 years, I have gotten to know many Eritreans who are smart and want to get involved but they feel intimidated by Eritrean history. “If I don’t know its history, I can’t really debate its issues: I KNOW NOTHING, and you uncles didn’t make it easy to find!”
After telling them for 7 years that if they had the will there would be a way, I am meeting them mid-point: here’s every important document about Eritrea, here are the essential books to read about Eritrea. Read them, and in a few weeks, you will know as much as those you admire. And it’s all in English.
Eritrean Journal will be hosting saay’s articles too. Mine. Going back to 1995: articles I wrote for Dehai, asmarino, Awate, Digest all in one place. No, I wrote more in 2008 but Hungugu ate that year 😎 I had productive years, I had quiet years…
Happy New Year!
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Aster Fisehazion - the only female member of the G-15 reform group.
I don’t know what a person looks like after 24 yrs in dark prison cell of #Eritrea
I just hope you are alive & sane, dear!!!
24 years since that fateful day in 2001 ! The day #pfdj maimed and silenced the hopes & dreams for a democratic #Eritrea ruled by the rule of law under a constitution and not by one over ambitious lunatic ! A day those who stood up to Oppression and spoke up were taken from us !
24 years since that fateful day in 2001 ! The day #pfdj maimed and silenced the hopes & dreams for a democratic #Eritrea ruled by the rule of law under a constitution and not by one over ambitious lunatic ! A day those who stood up to Oppression and spoke up were taken from us !
A second book club is starting soon. Everyone who participated on the first book club organized by @hermona613 was amazing to say the least. Very respectful and engaging discussions. Looking forward to to this book club as well, please join if you can.
We are super excited to restart our book club this week with the book ‘Eritrea My Nation’ by Berhane Abrehe, former Eritrean Minister of Finance who has been detained without trial since publishing the book in 2018.
His son @Efrembak will be joining the book club meeting 📚✨
How do you do define "Revolution"?
Snippet from #EritreaMyNation by #BerhaneAbrehe
Revolution is a paradigm shift that enables progress from one stage to a new one within a relatively short span of time.
@ChangeNakfa@dsavy_dan@berhane_abrehe nations to the emerging BRICS and their allies. This shift has implications for Eritrea's geopolitical stance. And it is important to understand the patterns and engage accordingly.
@ChangeNakfa@dsavy_dan@berhane_abrehe It holds significance not only for its historical narrative but also for its exploration of how superpowers have sought to dominate the world. Echoing the book's assertion that history repeats itself, seems like we are currently observing a transition of power from western
@dsavy_dan@berhane_abrehe Thank you @dsavy_dan for your honest review, I am glad you found it interesting, I enjoyed reading the review as well, thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Yet the regime chose to shove this under the rug, instead of following the proper reconciliation process, smfh. My heart goes out to the families and survivors.
On Black Sunday, 9 March 1975, the Ethiopian garrison stationed in the Eritrean western lowland town of Agordat went on a killing spree that lasted for 3 hours. More than 370 men, women and children were killed. Children were beheaded and pregnant women stabbed with bayonets. 1/4
My mother is a survivor of Black Sunday. I have a fuller audio recording of her account but she was working as a midwife in Agordat when she saw smoke and flames from burning homes. She risked her life to run across town and get my 2 sisters, 1 an infant at the time
Our understanding of our region's history has often been clouded by limited perspectives and colonial biases. As we dig deeper with a more comprehensive approach, we are uncovering the intricate layers of our diverse and fascinating past. Unearthing our real history has only begun.
Snippet from #hagereyEritrea by #berhaneAbrehe
Is it the internal push/external pull factor?
"We can accurately deduce that the mass exodus of Eritrean youth, particularly at the beginning of this decade, was primarily caused by the hostile environment created by Mr. Isaias."