Sweden and the EU must act decisively on Eritrea
Sweden and the EU's highly pragmatic approach towards Eritrea has failed to secure any clear concessions from one of the world's most repressive regimes write SUSANNE BERGER and CAROLINE EDELSTAM…
Eritrean Minister of Foreign Affairs Osman Saleh meets Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard
“A high-level visit to one of the world’s most repressive regimes can only be justified if it delivers real results. Anything less than the release of Dawit Isaak risks legitimizing…
UN urges release of 10,000 arbitrarily detained in Eritrea
The United Nations on Monday, December 15th, called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists and students, reports French media channel…
“Press Eritrea to Free Dawit Isaak Now That Other Prisoners Are Being Released”
Translated summary of Op-Ed article by Björn Tunbäck and Erik Larsson from Reporters Sans Frontiers Sweden (Reportrar utan gränser), published in Swedish in Göteborgs-Posten on December 11, 2025. In a…
“What Eritrea Appreciates Most is Sweden’s 24 Years of Public Silence”
Photo: EU Delegation to Eritrea, May 9, 2025, including the former EU Ambassador to Eritrea, Gianluca Grippa. © EUROPEAN UNION, 2025
“Det Eritrea uppskattar mest är Sveriges tystnad”
Foto: EU-delegation till Eritrea, 9 maj 2025, inklusive den tidigare EU-ambassadören till Eritrea Gianluca Grippa. © EUROPEAN UNION, 2025
Så förvandlar regeringen misslyckande till en framgång
ANALYS. Diplomater är benägna att undvika risker och nöjer sig med delvisa resultat. Men för fängslade svenskar i Iran, Kina och Eritrea är detta en katastrofal inställning, skriver Susanne Berger från Raoul Wallenberg…
How the Swedish government turned failure into success
ANALYSIS. Diplomats tend to avoid risks and settle for partial results. But for Swedes imprisoned in Iran, China and Eritrea, this is a disastrous approach, writes Susanne Berger from the Raoul…
Vanessa Tsehaye is the winner of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Human Rights Activist”
We are happy to share that @vanessatsehaye is the winner of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Human Rights Activist,” recognising her courageous advocacy for Eritrean political prisoners, including her…
“IF MY FATHER IS ALIVE, HE MUST BE RESCUED NOW” – Betlehem Isaak, daughter of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, calls on Sweden and the international community to act decisively to secure his release
September 23 marks the 24th anniversary of the unlawful detention of Mr. Dawit Isaak – a Swedish-Eritrean citizen, journalist, playwright, and the Edelstam Prize 2024 Laureate. He remains the world’s…
