“Appeasing autocrats does not make them more cooperative – it strengthens them”

“The clearest example is that no action has been taken several months after the Foreign Minister’s official demand for Dawit Isaak’s immediate release, despite Eritrea’s continued refusal to comply. Appeasing…

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Interna EU-dokument avslöjar: Eritreas regim har knappast något att frukta av EU

Varför kräver Sverige och EU inte mer kraftfullt frigivningen av Dawit Isaak, en svensk och EU-medborgare, friges? Svaret ligger i EU:s officiella politiska hållning gentemot Eritrea. Enligt interna EU-rapporter från…

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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…

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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…

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“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…

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“The Responsibility to Protect” – Article published by the organization Hostage Aid Worldwide, Washington D.C.

USA 4 August 2025 Listed under “High-level initiatives” to highlight significant actions and statements by influential actors — from governments and activist groups to international bodies such as the UN…

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Op-Ed in Göteborgs Posten Debatt: “Why is the Regime in Eritrea Allowed to Violate Human Rights Without Consequences?”

SWEDEN 17 June 2025 Listed under “High-level initiatives” to highlight significant actions and statements by influential actors — from governments and activist groups to international bodies such as the UN…

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