IN MEMORIAM: LENNART ASPEGREN, BOARD MEMBER OF THE EDELSTAM FOUNDATION
It is with deep sadness that we share that our board member and dear colleague Lennart Aspegren has passed away. Lennart was an extraordinary person whose work left a lasting…
“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…
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…
THE EDELSTAM PRIZE 2026 OPENS THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Today the Edelstam Foundation announces the opening of their Call for Nominations for the Edelstam Prize 2026. The nomination is open and candidates may be submitted by anyone. The Edelstam Prize…
STATEMENT BY DAWIT ISAAK’S DAUGHTERS BETLEHEM AND DANAIT ISAAK
On Wednesday, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, carried out a working visit to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The visit marked the first by a Swedish government…
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…
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…
DAWIT ISAAK TURNS 61 – MARKING 25 BIRTHDAYS BEHIND BARS
Press Release – Stockholm, 27 October 2025 On Mr. Dawit Isaak’s 61st birthday, the Edelstam Foundation, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), and the Global Liberty Alliance issue…
SWEDEN MUST ACT: DEMAND JUSTICE FOR DAWIT ISAAK AND HOLD ERITREA ACCOUNTABLE
Betlehem Isaak, daughter of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, calls on Sweden to commit to justice PRESS RELEASE –– STOCKHOLM, 6th of OCTOBER 2025 Dawit Isaak – Swedish-Eritrean journalist, playwright, and…
