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Asmarino was created in 1997 by Tesfaledet, an Eritrean refugee living in the United States, after a visit to Eritrea in which he failed to convince officials of his proposals for internet development in Eritrea. [3] By 2010s, the website was widely seen as a major news site of the Eritrean diaspora. [2] [4] [5]
Dawit Mesfin (born 1956) is an Eritrean writer, researcher and political analyst who campaigns for human rights and democracy in Eritrea.He is a founding father of Awate.com, [1] [failed verification] a leading Eritrean website and served as a senior editor for Asmarino.com. [citation needed] He set up Voice of Liberty radio station, [citation needed] chaired diverse human rights and civil ...
Online media of the Eritrean diaspora play a major role in Eritrean politics according to researcher Victoria Bernal. [12] Dehai, created in 1992, tending to be pro-government [12] Asmarino, created in 1997, tending to be anti-government [12] Awate, created following the Eritrean–Ethiopian War, tending to be anti-government [12]
Vanessa Tsehaye was born to Eritrean parents in 1996 in Sweden, where she grew up. [2] In 2001, Vanessa was told about the arrest of her maternal uncle Seyoum Tsehaye, [4] a former head of Eritrean public television Eri-TV. [2] [5] Vanessa describes being perplexed by the arrest. She started to collect money at her high school, hoping to pay ...
Awate was created by Saleh Gadi as an Eritrean news website, [3] in September 2000, [4] several years after the 1997 creation of Asmarino, another Eritrean diaspora news website. [5] Saleh lived in Kuwait for several years through to 2001, and published reports critical of the Eritrean government's decision to attack Ethiopia, which started the ...
Negash Ali is an Eritrean artist signed to Warner Chappell Music. Negash have released 3 albums ( Majors , Asmarino , GettoPOP ) and have worked with names such as Chris Brown , Bob Sinclar , Manu Dibango and many more.
Radio Erena is a Paris-based radio station which broadcasts news in Tigrinya and Arabic into Eritrea. The two-hour daily broadcasts focus on Eritrean politics as well as the migration situation in Europe. The station is headquartered in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, with financial support from Reporters Without Borders. It uses satellite ...
Dawit Isaak is a Swedish-Eritrean journalist and writer who was imprisoned in 2001 by the Eritrean government without trial. His first job in Eritrea was as a reporter for the country's first independent newspaper, Setit. He was arrested at his home in Asmara. In April 2002, CPJ reported that Dawit had to be hospitalized due to torture.