‘We demand the truth’: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writers
More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias Afwerki
March 2026
Judge halts removal of Eritrean asylum seeker from UK to France under ‘one in, one out’
Court makes finding pending final hearing that trafficking victim ‘likely to suffer harm to his mental health’ if returned
December 2025
Uganda stops granting refugee status for Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians
Government once seen as progressive on migration says aid cuts to blame for excluding countries ‘not experiencing war’
September 2025
Mahmood vows to change modern slavery laws after bid to deport Eritrean man thwarted
Appeal court rejects home secretary’s attempt to appeal against blocking of return of man to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal
Eritrean man is second to be deported to France under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ deal
Home Office says man left Heathrow for Paris early on Friday after losing high court attempt to block move
UK deportation of Eritrean man to France under ‘one-in, one-out’ halted by judge
The 25-year-old claims to be trafficking victim and won high court challenge in what may prove major blow to Labour policy
July 2025
Mass rape, forced pregnancy and sexual torture in Tigray amount to crimes against humanity – report
Research documents ‘horrific and extreme’ attacks by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces and warns that impunity has meant such atrocities are expanding to new regions
June 2025
Rusted screws, metal spikes and plastic rubbish: the horrific sexual violence used against Tigray’s women
Venezuela says being in US is ‘great risk’ as countries respond to Trump travel ban
April 2025
‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea to the London Marathon
Hagos Kidana Abrha’s ability to run helped him to escape conflict in Africa, before a perilous trip to the UK
March 2025
Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea
‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
January 2025
‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons
Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore diplomatic ties after year-long rift
August 2024
Kenyan police arrest eight officers after suspected serial killer escapes
The Audio Long Read
From Nobel peace prize to civil war: how Ethiopia’s leader beguiled the world – podcast
June 2024
The long read
From Nobel peace prize to civil war: how Ethiopia’s leader beguiled the world
Children trapped in war zones because of UK refusal to ease refugee visa rules
January 2024
‘We are ready for a war’: Somalia threatens conflict with Ethiopia over breakaway region
Police on alert for potential violence at Eritrean festival in Melbourne
