The UN Human Rights Council has rejected Eritrea’s bid to shut down an independent investigation into alleged rights abuses, a move hailed as vital to preventing impunity, with 25 votes against, 18 abstentions and 4 votes in favour

Human Rights Concern Eritrea is alarmed by reports of mass arrests, alleged torture, deportation risks faced by around 3000 Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers since 10.1.2026 based on documentation and photographic evidence received from Cairo

A seven-kilometer dirt road connecting Halhale, Emni-Tselim and Abune Butsu’amlak in the Dubarwa Sub-Zone was inaugurated on 20 January, constructed by Project Adi-Halo with the residents of the area and will help ensure social welfare in remote areas

Walta Awards, cultural and arts competitions organized by the Ministry of Defense ended at Cinema Roma in Asmara with the victory of Egri-Mekel troupe from the Central Command, it covered dance, music, theater, directing, painting and narrative

As the 34th year since independence comes to a close, Eritrea stands as a nation defined by contradiction, local press reports: pride for its resilience and hard‑won fragile unity, and sorrow for opportunities lost and lives constrained in mere survival