Meron Estefanos
@meron.bsky.social
Dyslectic. Mother of two wonderful boys. HRD, journalist, research fellow at @dairinstitute.bsky.social
Tweets about #Refugees #HumanRights #Eritrea #Africa #WithTheOpressed
Personal account
Tweets about #Refugees #HumanRights #Eritrea #Africa #WithTheOpressed
Personal account
Reposted by Meron Estefanos
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Reposted by Meron Estefanos
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
In 5 years from now, we will see movies about the psychological trauma the US soldiers got from invading Venezuela.
#Venezuela #Maduro
#Venezuela #Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
In 5 years from now, we will see movies about the psychological trauma the US soldiers got from invading Venezuela.
#Venezuela #Maduro
#Venezuela #Maduro
Reposted by Meron Estefanos
As @meron.bsky.social posted, Eritrean asylum seekers set to be deported by ICE are saying they'd rather commit suicide than face the monstrous regime. This happened before when Habtom committed suicide in Canada after his asylum was denied. 💔
www.cbc.ca/andthewinner....
www.cbc.ca/andthewinner....
December 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As @meron.bsky.social posted, Eritrean asylum seekers set to be deported by ICE are saying they'd rather commit suicide than face the monstrous regime. This happened before when Habtom committed suicide in Canada after his asylum was denied. 💔
www.cbc.ca/andthewinner....
www.cbc.ca/andthewinner....
For 3 generations, Osman's music played in every Eritrean household. The first thing that comes to mind when visiting the Port city Massawa always is, Osman's song "Ab Ketema Mitsiwae tika gemgem bahri" 🎵🎵🎵💜💜💜
The Eritrean Journal - Independent Analysis on Eritrea & Horn of Africa
Expert commentary and analysis on Eritrea, Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. Independent perspectives on politics, history, and human rights.
eritreanjournal.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
For 3 generations, Osman's music played in every Eritrean household. The first thing that comes to mind when visiting the Port city Massawa always is, Osman's song "Ab Ketema Mitsiwae tika gemgem bahri" 🎵🎵🎵💜💜💜
This time the great powers vying for influence in the region are Russia and the UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and China. The new players are happy to stoke the war machine regardless of the human consequences, so long as it gives them what they need.
#SaveSudan
#SaveSudan
The Murderous Bazaar – Transition Magazine
transitionmagazine.fas.harvard.edu
December 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This time the great powers vying for influence in the region are Russia and the UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and China. The new players are happy to stoke the war machine regardless of the human consequences, so long as it gives them what they need.
#SaveSudan
#SaveSudan
‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’
Sudan’s beacon of light and hope 💜
Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’
Sudan’s beacon of light and hope 💜
‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’
Sudan’s beacon of light and hope 💜
Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’
Sudan’s beacon of light and hope 💜
🚨 URGENT HUMANITARIAN ALERT – TIGRAY 🚨
More than 27000 internally displaced people at Hintsats IDP Camp in Tigray are on the brink of death due to severe hunger.
🆘 People need life-saving food aid, medical assistance, and emergency shelter immediately.
Silence will cost more lives.
More than 27000 internally displaced people at Hintsats IDP Camp in Tigray are on the brink of death due to severe hunger.
🆘 People need life-saving food aid, medical assistance, and emergency shelter immediately.
Silence will cost more lives.
Home
Emergency Relief Food, medical aid, shelter for displaced families. Water & Sanitation Safe drinking water and hygiene support. Psychosocial Support Trauma counseling and healing programs. 2+ Years WH...
tsilalwesterntigray.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨 URGENT HUMANITARIAN ALERT – TIGRAY 🚨
More than 27000 internally displaced people at Hintsats IDP Camp in Tigray are on the brink of death due to severe hunger.
🆘 People need life-saving food aid, medical assistance, and emergency shelter immediately.
Silence will cost more lives.
More than 27000 internally displaced people at Hintsats IDP Camp in Tigray are on the brink of death due to severe hunger.
🆘 People need life-saving food aid, medical assistance, and emergency shelter immediately.
Silence will cost more lives.
Reposted by Meron Estefanos
Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a state crime, demands apology and reparations.
Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a state crime, demands apology and reparations | Africanews
Algerian MPs have passed a law that declares France's colonisation of the country a state crime and demands reparations and an apology.
www.africanews.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a state crime, demands apology and reparations.
Kidane had been an international wanted person since 2021, when he escaped during his trial in Ethiopia. Netherlands placed him on their most wanted list. January 2023, he was arrested in Sudan. Then convicted for money laundering in the UAE. He served his time in UAE, now will be tried in NL.
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 ...
www.prosecutionservice.nl
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Kidane had been an international wanted person since 2021, when he escaped during his trial in Ethiopia. Netherlands placed him on their most wanted list. January 2023, he was arrested in Sudan. Then convicted for money laundering in the UAE. He served his time in UAE, now will be tried in NL.
Only in Eritrea can an intire villagers get arrested. Two weeks ago in Kurana (Logo Anseba) a 16 years old Yafet Yemane was killed by the government militia for cutting a leaf from the tree. The village has 450 population and all of them tried to protest and calling justice for Yafet.
#Jusrice4Yafet
#Jusrice4Yafet
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only in Eritrea can an intire villagers get arrested. Two weeks ago in Kurana (Logo Anseba) a 16 years old Yafet Yemane was killed by the government militia for cutting a leaf from the tree. The village has 450 population and all of them tried to protest and calling justice for Yafet.
#Jusrice4Yafet
#Jusrice4Yafet
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has requested Ethiopian PM Abiy to contribute Ethiopian troops to the proposed International Security Force for Gaza.
Rubio: US must clarify mandate of Gaza force before we can expect countries to send troops
At wide-ranging press conference, top US diplomat appears to signal openness to Hamas keeping light weapons; also says UNRWA unsalvageable, US pressing Israel on settler violence
share.google
December 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has requested Ethiopian PM Abiy to contribute Ethiopian troops to the proposed International Security Force for Gaza.
UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that while this news is encouraging, the Government needs to do more because there “are estimated to be more than 10,000 people in arbitrary detention in Eritrea.” Where did the “10,000” number come and how credible is it?
Eritrea: 10,000 Prisoners Ago - Eritrea Digest - Independent Eritrean Analysis
Of late, to the delight of the Eritrean people, the Government of Eritrea has released dozens of prisoners. In a press release, the UN's Office of the High
www.eritreadigest.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that while this news is encouraging, the Government needs to do more because there “are estimated to be more than 10,000 people in arbitrary detention in Eritrea.” Where did the “10,000” number come and how credible is it?
Cyprus Lawmakers pass bill to cancel refugee protection in certain cases – On 4 December, the House of Representatives passed a new law that updates the country’s rules on asylum and refugee protection.
Lawmakers pass bill to cancel refugee protection in certain cases
On Thursday evening, the House of Representatives passed a new law that updates the country’s rules on asylum and refugee protection.
knews.kathimerini.com.cy
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Cyprus Lawmakers pass bill to cancel refugee protection in certain cases – On 4 December, the House of Representatives passed a new law that updates the country’s rules on asylum and refugee protection.
On France’s coast, far-right British activists try to stop crossings – Since summer 2024, radical British groups have periodically travelled to the French shores of the English Channel, aiming to ‘stop the boats’ and protest what they describe as a migrant invasion.
On France's coast, far-right British activists try to stop migrant crossings
Since summer 2024, radical British groups have periodically traveled to the French shores of the English Channel, aiming to 'stop the boats' and protest what they describe as a migrant invasion.
www.lemonde.fr
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
On France’s coast, far-right British activists try to stop crossings – Since summer 2024, radical British groups have periodically travelled to the French shores of the English Channel, aiming to ‘stop the boats’ and protest what they describe as a migrant invasion.
Guinea offers new migration route for weary, young West Africans – Lacking both economic opportunity and any hope of change, people seeking a better life are turning to Guinea as a new departure point after Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco beefed up controls.
Guinea offers new migration route for weary, young west Africans
CONAKRY: With a determined look on her weathered face, Safiatou Bah has made up her mind: she will leave her young children behind and migrate to Europe on a new and perilous ocean route from Guinea. ...
www.arabnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Guinea offers new migration route for weary, young West Africans – Lacking both economic opportunity and any hope of change, people seeking a better life are turning to Guinea as a new departure point after Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco beefed up controls.
Eritrea releases 98 prisoners, all were persecuted for their belief. All prisoners were being held without charges for at least 5 years in one of the harshest prisons in the country (May Serwa prison). 💜
መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ምስ እምነት ብዝተኣሳሰር ንዓመታት ኣሲሩዎም ዝጸንሐ 98 ሰባት ፈቲሑ - BBC News ትግርኛ
ሓያሎ ካብ መራሕቲ እተን ዝተኣገዳ ኣብያተ ክርስትያናት እውን ንኣስታት ክልተ ዓሰርተታት ዓመታት ብዘይ ዝኾነ ፍርዳዊ መስርሕ ተሰዊሮም ከምዘለዉ ጸብጻባት ናይቶም ብተደጋጋሚ ፍትሒ ክረጋገጽ ጻውዒት ዝገብሩ ሓያሎ ተጣበቕቲ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት የመልክት።
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Eritrea releases 98 prisoners, all were persecuted for their belief. All prisoners were being held without charges for at least 5 years in one of the harshest prisons in the country (May Serwa prison). 💜
Another good news coming out of #Eritrea. Many prisoners who has been in prison for endifinate years just got released, this group was arrested for being Christians and spent years in prison without any charges. So happy for them and their family. More of this please 💜
December 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Another good news coming out of #Eritrea. Many prisoners who has been in prison for endifinate years just got released, this group was arrested for being Christians and spent years in prison without any charges. So happy for them and their family. More of this please 💜
