WrongKindofGreen.org: (Flashback-but truly in time)-WATCH: Politicizing Eritrean Migration

From: Berhane Habtemariam <Berhane.Habtemariam_at_gmx.de_at_dehai.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 22:21:12 +0100
February 2, 2016
Watch thisVideo Published on Oct 20, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=304&v=uAJBvFdH0t8

Coverage of Eritrean migration has been highly politicized leading to much confusion on the issue. Journalists usually quote suspected traffickers and/or activists with declared “regime change” agenda for

their perspectives on conditions inside Eritrea and these accounts are then used to present a “human rights” case against the country.

The explanation then for “harsh” conditions inside Eritrea misses the point by a mile. No reference is made to the no-war-no-peace situation inside the country caused by Ethiopia’s calculated hostility, its maneuvering inside regional bodies, and its refusal to abide by a final and binding decision. Furthermore, preferential treatment of Eritrean asylum seekers designed to drain Eritrea of its most important resource, along with sanctions based on cooked evidence of  an intrusive and biased UNHCR stand against the country’s government and people has greatly tainted the
debate on migration.

This documentary by African Strategies, in collaboration with the Red Sea Institute, raises key questions that mainstream media deliberately ignores and is a continuation of a series of documentaries that try to present THE OTHER NARRATIVE on Eritrea.

Received on Tue Feb 02 2016 - 16:21:13 EST

Dehai Admin
© Copyright DEHAI-Eritrea OnLine, 1993-2013
All rights reserved