24.01.2012 - Source:Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation 

"a-7862 (ACC-ERI-7862)"

1) Information about the military service (differences for men and women; measures by the government if refused); 2) Problems with the issuing of documents if the military service has not been completed [ID 209104]

22.01.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"World Report 2012"

Annual report on the human rights situation in 2011 [ID 208803]

12.01.2012 - Source:Balkan Insight 

"Fate of Kosovo Flying Lobbyist Unknown"

5 months after pilot James Berisha disappeared in Eritrea during his mission to encourage recognitions of Kosovo's independence, it is still not know whether he is alive [ID 208452]

13.12.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Eritrea: Eritreans Call for End to Human Trafficking of Migrants"

According to human rights activists, Eritrean migrants fleeing their country are being preyed upon by human traffickers and subjected to organ harvesting in Egypt [ID 207123]

15.11.2011 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Egypt: Don’t Deport Eritreans"

Egyptian authorities are preparing to deport 118 detained Eritreans to Eritrea, where they are at risk of persecution; on 29 October 2011, guards at the al-Shalal prison in Aswan beat the 118 men, including 40 who already have refugee status, to force them to sign papers for their "voluntary" return to Eritrea [ID 205782]

04.11.2011 - Source:Freedom House 

"Countries at the Crossroads 2011"

Report on civil rights, rule of law, anticorruption and transparency [ID 205662]

02.11.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Egypt: Eritreans in Egypt at risk of forcible return [MDE 12/055/2011]"

A group of 118 Eritrean male asylum-seekers face imminent forcible return from Egypt to Eritrea, where they would be at risk of torture and arbitrary detention [ID 204972]

02.11.2011 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Reporters Without Borders' position on reports that Swedish-Eritrean journalist may have died in detention"

Unconfirmed reports that Dawit Isaac, a journalist with dual Swedish and Eritrean nationality, has died in detention have been circulating since 27 October; Isaac has been detained for the past 10 years, without access to a lawyer and without the right to receive visits [ID 205127]

11.2011 - Source:UN High Commissioner for Refugees 

"No turning back; A review of UNHCR’s response to the protracted refugee situation in eastern Sudan"

Report on the situation of refugees in Eastern Sudan, the majority of whom are from Eritrea (background information; refugee and repatriation trends; socio-economic integration; refugee rights; naturalisation and citizenship; resettlement) [ID 205281]

28.10.2011 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Detained Eritrean journalist faces possible forced repatriation from Sudan"

Eritrean journalist Jamal Osman Hamad, who runs the opposition website adoulis.com, was arrested by Sudanese authorities on 24 October; on 17 October, 300 Eritreans were expelled from Sudan to their home country; 34 journalists are currently in prison in Eritrea because of their professional activities [ID 204794]

25.10.2011 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Sudan: End Mass Summary Deportations of Eritreans"

The Sudanese authorities are increasingly deporting Eritreans to their country without allowing them to claim asylum; on 17 October 2011, over 300 Eritreans were handed over to the Eritrean military without being checked for refugee status [ID 204555]

19.10.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Egypt: Eritreans face forcible return from Egypt [MDE 12/052/2011]"

34 Eritrean men and 5 Eritrean women currently held in Egypt are at imminent risk of forcible return to Eritrea where they would face a real risk of torture and arbitrary detention [ID 204387]

18.10.2011 - Source:UN High Commissioner for Refugees 

"UNHCR dismay at new deportation of Eritreans by Sudan"

Over 300 Eritrean asylum-seekers and refugees deported by Sudanese authorities; the asylum-seekers and refugees were convicted on charges of illegal entry and movement within Sudan [ID 203994]

03.10.2011 - Source:US Department of Labor

"2010 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor"

Annual report on child labor (covering 2010) [ID 203072]

10.2011 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Steadfast in Protest; Annual Report 2011" , Author: OMCT & FIDH

Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders and on obstacles to freedom of association in 2010 [ID 204406]

22.09.2011 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Eritrea: Free Political Prisoners 10 Years On"

21 senior government members and journalists who have been detained 10 years ago for criticising President Isaias Afewerki still in prison; in the past 10 years, Afewerki has closed all independent media outlets and turned Eritrea into a country where human rights violations are rife [ID 202529]

19.09.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Thousands of Eritreans flee forced conscription" , Author: Agence France-Presse

Thousands of youngsters cross the country's border every month into neighbouring Sudan and Ethiopia; most of them are fleeing forced military conscription [ID 202280]

15.09.2011 - Source:Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe 

"Eritrea: Rekrutierung von Kindern in den Nationaldienst?"

Query response on the recruiting of persons under the age of 18 for national service [ID 202022]

15.09.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Prisoners of conscience held for a decade must be released"

11 politicians have been held incommunicado without charge for 10 years; they were arrested after calling for democratic reform [ID 202048]

13.09.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom Report"

Annual report on religious freedom, covering July-December 2010 [ID 201821]

09.2011 - Source:UK Border Agency (Home Office) 

"Operational Guidance Note: Eritrea"

Protection guidelines for British asylum authorities (Pentecostals and Jehovah's witnesses; military service; members of opposition political groups; persons of mixed Ethiopian/Eritrean Origin; claimed illegal exit from Eritrea; prison conditions) [ID 203443]

18.08.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Terrorism 2010 - Chapter 2 - Eritrea"

Country Report on Terrorism 2010 [ID 201251]

17.08.2011 - Source:UK Border Agency (Home Office) 

"Country of Origin Information Report; Eritrea"

Country report of August 2011 [ID 200357]

05.08.2011 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

""Silent crisis" as more Eritreans flee"

UNHCR expresses concern over the rising numbers of Eritrean refugees arriving in Ethiopia; most of the refugees are educated young men coming from an urban background [ID 200076]

08.2011 - Source:Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany) 

"Lage der Religionsgemeinschaften in ausgewählten nichtislamischen Ländern"

Report on religious freedom in selected non-islamic countries; for selected islamic countries, see ID 205406 [ID 205407]