Eritrea Arbitrary detention of government and
journalists
Further arrests
2001-2002
- Idris
Aba=ere Writer and
department head in the Ministry of Labour,arrested October 2001; severely disabled EPLF
veteran.
- Miriam Ahmed Wife of a regional administrative head and member ofparliament, arrested with Roma Gebremichael
in May 2002.
- Ali Al-Amin Employee in the Political
Section of the US Embassy, arrestedin October
2001 after protests from the Embassy about theG15 arrests.
- Sunabera MohamedDemenaBusinessman (SETAO
transport company) aged 79, arrestedOctober 2001
after reportedly attempting to mediate betweenthe
government and its critics; EPLF supporter for many yearsin
Sudan;
he has the honorific title of Kegnazmatch.
- Tesfaye
Gebreab(“Gomorra”)Director in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, aged 53, arrested23 October 2001; previously a director
in the Ministry ofLabour, and earlier employed
in the Immigration Departmentand the PFDJ
headquarters; EPLF veteran, trained pharmacist;awarded
a Master’s degree at Syracuse University, US, 2000
- Kiflom
Gebremichael Employee in the Economic Section of
the US
Embassy,
Source AI Index: AFR 64/008/2002. Amnesty International 18 September 2002