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🕯️ LAMPEDUSA — NEVER FORGOTTEN
3 October 2013. We remember the Eritrean lives lost at sea. May their souls rest in eternal peace. 🕊️
Never forgotten. Never forgotten.
#BlueRevolution #TransnationalRepression #Lampedusa #NeverForgotten #EritreanRefugees #RegimeChangeInEritrea
3 October 2013. We remember the Eritrean lives lost at sea. May their souls rest in eternal peace. 🕊️
Never forgotten. Never forgotten.
#BlueRevolution #TransnationalRepression #Lampedusa #NeverForgotten #EritreanRefugees #RegimeChangeInEritrea
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
I’m so pleased. He is a political leader and important to the Eritrean cause
Yohannes Abraha, known as John Black, is free. For over 500 days we stood with him on this platform, and today we want to say what that campaign was and who carries it forward.
From March 2024, weeks after his arrest in The Hague, we wrote in English, Dutch and Tigrinya to Dutch nisters, the Hague municipality and the press. We told his story: a former conscript scarred by the PFDJ's endless military service who fled to the Netherlands for freedom. In November 2024 our movement in the Netherlands organised support for the legal defence of John and his comrades.
Before his trial on 12 August 2024, we asked @RechtspraakNL and @Het_OM to see the political motives behind the case. When the prosecution demanded 4.5 years and the court gave him 4, we called for a fair reassessment and said that protest against a dictatorship is not criminality. In December 2024 we exposed how the regime spread lies about his military past inside Eritrea and threatened his family. We shared his message from prison urging Eritreans to rise peacefully, and we counted every day: 490 days, then 536 days. All along we warned that Isaias Afwerki's PFDJ uses festivals, embassies and loyalists to extend its repression into Europe.
That struggle grew into the Eritrean Blue Revolution Force, EBRF. Born as Brigade N'Hamedu, EBRF today has a political process, a diplomatic missions team led by Beyene Gerezgiher, lobbying in Washington DC and allies such as the Red Sea Afar movement. We stand with all Eritrean forces ready to open the prisons, implement a constitution and hold free elections. EBRF has a plan for a democratic transition through regime change in Asmara.
#FreeJohnBlack #EBRF #BlueRevolution #RegimeChange #Eritrea #TransnationalRepression
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
🍾እንካዕ ብሰላም ወፀ ደስ ኢልና እዩ እንካዕ ደስ በለኩም በርገዳውያን ሰብ ሕልና ኣብቲ ዓለም ሙሉእ ክክሕዱና ኣብ ጎንና ጠጠው ዝበልኩም congratulations so happy for you #BlueRevolution 😍🙏
Als de waarheid mijn doel is, dan is mijn doorzettingsvermogen mijn kracht.
Welkom terug,Black ! Wat fijn dat je weer vrij bent. 💙🧢
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
💙🌿🐅 WELCOME BACK, BLACK TIGER!
Welcome back safely, John Black!
We warmly welcome you back to your family, your friends, and your comrades in the struggle!
Your resilience, courage, and dedication to justice will always be respected and honored.
The difficult journey you t of history; may the journey ahead of you be filled with hope and victory.
Welcome back, our heroic comrade!
🐅 THE BLACK TIGER IS BACK! 💙✊🏽
#EBRF
#WelcomeBackBlackTiger #JohnBlack #BlueRevolution #Eritrea #JusticeForEritreans
Welcome back safely, John Black!
We warmly welcome you back to your family, your friends, and your comrades in the struggle!
Your resilience, courage, and dedication to justice will always be respected and honored.
The difficult journey you t of history; may the journey ahead of you be filled with hope and victory.
Welcome back, our heroic comrade!
🐅 THE BLACK TIGER IS BACK! 💙✊🏽
#EBRF
#WelcomeBackBlackTiger #JohnBlack #BlueRevolution #Eritrea #JusticeForEritreans
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
Welcome back and Congratulations Jahaney🤌💎Your presence here is a win for everyone who stands for what is right. When one of us faces adversity, the impact is felt by us all and recognizing that collective burden is the only way our struggle can truly move forward. #JohnBlack
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
💙✊ እንኳዕ ብሰላም ወጻኻ ጆን ብላክ!
ፍትሒ ይንገስ፣ ድምጺ ህዝቢ ድማ ኣብ ዓለም ይስማዕ! 💙
ንኹሎም ተቓለስቲ ፍትሒ እንቋዕ ሓጎሰኩም። ቃልሲ ንፍትሒ ክቡር እዩ፣ ሓድነት ድማ ሓይሊ እዩ!
Daerona Community 💙✊
#BlueRevolution
@martinplaut
ፍትሒ ይንገስ፣ ድምጺ ህዝቢ ድማ ኣብ ዓለም ይስማዕ! 💙
ንኹሎም ተቓለስቲ ፍትሒ እንቋዕ ሓጎሰኩም። ቃልሲ ንፍትሒ ክቡር እዩ፣ ሓድነት ድማ ሓይሊ እዩ!
Daerona Community 💙✊
#BlueRevolution
@martinplaut
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
Congratulations on your safe departure Black Tiger and those of you who have stuck to your principles are honored above all the interested members of the Netherlands who have reached out in person financially and if holiday --but your send is in our hands well done BlueRevolution
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
Congratulations JB ! Free at last
Congratulations on your safe departure Black Tiger and those of you who have stuck to your principles are honored above all the interested members of the Netherlands who have reached out in person financially and if holiday --but your send is in our hands well done BlueRevolution
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
እንቋዕ ብሰላም ወጻእኻ ጆኒ🤴እንቋዕ ደስ በለና ንኩልና ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ነቶም ዝተረፉ የሕዋትናን መቃልስትናን ድማ ከምዛ ናይ ጆን ሓዉና ተማስሎም መዋጽኦ ይፍጠረልኩም ብሉጻት የሕዋተይ 💙🌿 #BlueRevolution #Eritrea #TransnationalRepression #NoMorePFDJTerro
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
ኣታ ሓወይ ኣሻሕ ኣአላፍ ኩን @HadishMiki ዋይ ብሩኽ ሓዳርካ ብርኽርኽ የብለልካ አግዛብሄር🎉✨
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
Welcome back and Congratulations jigna hawey natey!💪🏽💙🌿💙 #JohnBlack
Your return is more than a welcome home; it is a moment worth celebrating a thousand times over. No walls can define your worth, and no difficult chapter can erase your dignity or silence your spirit.
May you peace, strength, and brighter days. Today, we celebrate your freedom, and the beginning of a new journey.
WELCOME HOME, JOHN HAWEY! YOUR FREEDOM IS PRICELESS, AND YOUR RETURN IS WORTH CELEBRATING A THOUSAND TIMES OVER!💪🏽✊🏽💙🌿💙
#BrigadeNhamedu #BlueRevolution
@CaptnEritrea @realyonaswoldu
Your return is more than a welcome home; it is a moment worth celebrating a thousand times over. No walls can define your worth, and no difficult chapter can erase your dignity or silence your spirit.
May you peace, strength, and brighter days. Today, we celebrate your freedom, and the beginning of a new journey.
WELCOME HOME, JOHN HAWEY! YOUR FREEDOM IS PRICELESS, AND YOUR RETURN IS WORTH CELEBRATING A THOUSAND TIMES OVER!💪🏽✊🏽💙🌿💙
#BrigadeNhamedu #BlueRevolution
@CaptnEritrea @realyonaswoldu
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ሕጂ ግርም ኮነ ሕጂ ግርም 🍻🍻 እታ 6 ወርሒ ዝበልናያስ መዓልታ ኣኺላ ኣላ!!! ኣቱም ፊስካ ኣትን ዕልል:: እንቋዕ በሉ ሓጎሰና :: :
ሕጂ ዳግማይ ምብርባር ኢዩ😂🥂🥂💪💪
#BlueRevolution #TransnationalRepression #NoMorePFDJTerror
ሕጂ ዳግማይ ምብርባር ኢዩ😂🥂🥂💪💪
#BlueRevolution #TransnationalRepression #NoMorePFDJTerror
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬
ጁምዓ ሙባረኽ🕊️🕊️🕊️
ብሩኽ ቑዱሰ
ቐዳመ-ሰንበት ይግበረልና❣️
ጁምዓ ሙባረኽ🕊️🕊️🕊️
ብሩኽ ቑዱሰ
ቐዳመ-ሰንበት ይግበረልና❣️
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
September 18, 2001
25 years of pain that Eritrean families have carried in silence.
For 25 years, mothers have waited.
Fathers have waited.
Children have grown up without answers.
Families have lived with an empty chair and a question that never goes away:
“Are they still alive?”
On September 18, 2001, Eritrea’s independent press was shut down, and writers, journalists, and political figures were arrested and disappeared.
Twenty-five years later, 12 Eritrean writers and journalists remain disappeared. Their families still deserve answers.
This pain belongs to every Eritrean who has lost a loved one to silence and disappearance.
25 years is not justice.
Silence is not an answer.
Their families deserve the truth.
Eritrea deserves to remember.
@PEN_Int @UNHumanRights @hrw @amnesty @RSF_inter
#BlueRevolution #NoMorePFDJTerror #TransnationalRepression #Eritrea #Eritrea16 #September18 #Eritrea #NeverForget #ProofOfLife #JusticeForEritrea
theguardian.com/books/2026/sep…
25 years of pain that Eritrean families have carried in silence.
For 25 years, mothers have waited.
Fathers have waited.
Children have grown up without answers.
Families have lived with an empty chair and a question that never goes away:
“Are they still alive?”
On September 18, 2001, Eritrea’s independent press was shut down, and writers, journalists, and political figures were arrested and disappeared.
Twenty-five years later, 12 Eritrean writers and journalists remain disappeared. Their families still deserve answers.
This pain belongs to every Eritrean who has lost a loved one to silence and disappearance.
25 years is not justice.
Silence is not an answer.
Their families deserve the truth.
Eritrea deserves to remember.
@PEN_Int @UNHumanRights @hrw @amnesty @RSF_inter
#BlueRevolution #NoMorePFDJTerror #TransnationalRepression #Eritrea #Eritrea16 #September18 #Eritrea #NeverForget #ProofOfLife #JusticeForEritrea
theguardian.com/books/2026/sep…
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
Germany must confront the bigger question: what happens when Eritreans flee repression, only to face intimidation & criminalization for speaking out in 🇩🇪?
Opposing a brutal dictatorship is not terrorism. Political dissent & human rights advocacy must not be criminalized.
Opposing a brutal dictatorship is not terrorism. Political dissent & human rights advocacy must not be criminalized.
Hinter diesem Verfahren steht auch eine größere Frage: Wie wird mit Eritreern umgegangen, die öffentlich gegen die politische Repression in ihrer Heimat protestieren? Opposition und Kritik an einer Regierung dürfen nicht pauschal kriminalisiert werden. Die konkreten Vorwürfe gegen die beiden Männer müssen vor Gericht geklärt werden. #Eritrea #TransnationalRepression #BlueRevolution
@_FriedrichMerz @welt @tagesschau @Polizei_KA
@faz_RheinMain @dwnews @tazgezwitscher @hessenschau @StZ_NEWS @hrPresse @thorsten_winter @nico_killian @christinebilger @ChristophScheld @AnnaDotti @FraschDennis @lars_graue @stuttgart_stadt @pp_s
tagesschau.de/inland/regiona…
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
Entschiedene Maßnahmen zum Schutz vor transnationaler Repression und Kriminalisierung - Sign the Petition! c.org/bfbQTm5kX6 via @CdnChange
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
How many more of our young people must die before we say enough? Our people deserve freedom, peace, justice and dignity. Change must come through peaceful and democratic means.
#BlueRevolution
#NoMorePFDJTerror
#RegimeChangeEritrea
#TransnationalRepression
@KjetilTronvoll
#BlueRevolution
#NoMorePFDJTerror
#RegimeChangeEritrea
#TransnationalRepression
@KjetilTronvoll
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Burbur Yihisheki - ጸማም ተዋጋኣይ Daerona retweeted
We must distinguish between fighting a brutal dictatorship and confronting foreign powers that seek to annex our nation in whole or in part.
Our problem is the brutal regime in Eritrea that has destroyed the country at every level. For 35 years it has delivered no development in economy, education, agriculture, tourism, industry, or any other field. Neither domestic nor foreign policy has progressed.
And even if this brutal regime had achieved some development, as long as it remains brutal and illegitimate, our struggle cannot stop.
At the same time, we cannot stay silent when others deny our existence as a country, when they seek to annex us fully or partially, and openly claim "Eritrea is ours."
What we want is simple: Eritrea belongs to its people, and the brutal dictatorship must end soon.
Eritrea is the country of those who live in it and the land of our ancestors.
#Eritrea #HumanRights
#BlueRevolution
#TransnationalRepression
#NoMorePFDJPropaganda
Our problem is the brutal regime in Eritrea that has destroyed the country at every level. For 35 years it has delivered no development in economy, education, agriculture, tourism, industry, or any other field. Neither domestic nor foreign policy has progressed.
And even if this brutal regime had achieved some development, as long as it remains brutal and illegitimate, our struggle cannot stop.
At the same time, we cannot stay silent when others deny our existence as a country, when they seek to annex us fully or partially, and openly claim "Eritrea is ours."
What we want is simple: Eritrea belongs to its people, and the brutal dictatorship must end soon.
Eritrea is the country of those who live in it and the land of our ancestors.
#Eritrea #HumanRights
#BlueRevolution
#TransnationalRepression
#NoMorePFDJPropaganda
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