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Eritrean Official Who Called Afwerki a 'Dictator' Dies In Prison

The Eritrean government has remained silent on the death in prison of the country's former finance minister, Berhane Abrehe. Although the cause of his death is yet to be established, the government allowed his burial to take place.

Abrehe was arrested in 2018 for saying Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is a "dictator".

His family said he was neither charged nor allowed family visitations, despite being in frail health. The U.S. State Department had condemned Berhane's long detention.

Eritrea: Former Finance Minister Who Called Eritrea Leader 'Dictator' Dies in Prison

VOA, 27 August 2024

A former Eritrean finance minister who was arrested in 2018 after calling Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki a dictator has died in prison, his family told VOA Horn of Africa… Read more »
Eritrea: Call to Release Eritrean Political Prisoners

New Frame, 8 June 2020

Families and rights groups urge the Eritrean regime to release political detainees held in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
Eritrea: Govt Should End 18 Years of Darkness

HRW, 18 September 2019

The recent arrest of Eritrea's former finance minister is a troubling sign that repressive tactics continue despite changes in Eritrea's diplomatic engagements. Human Rights Watch… Read more »
Eritrea: UN Urges Eritrea to Clarify Fate of Dozens of Missing People

VOA, 29 March 2019

U.N. Human Rights experts are calling on the government of Eritrea to clarify the fate of dozens of disappeared people whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 2001. Read more »
Eritrea: Human Rights Concerns Persist Months After Peace Deals

VOA, 13 October 2018

In signing a historic peace deal with Ethiopia and cooperation agreements with Djibouti and Somalia earlier this year, long-isolated Eritrea gained fresh opportunities to re-emerge… Read more »