@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
2026-05-08 07:12 UTC
As someone of Eritrean descent myself, I can tell you that there is zero expectation in our communities that this diplomatic clamour for Eritrea will result in reform of any kind, that could enable us to visit our families at home.
But the bare minimum is closure about the fate of an American, a child political prisoner who has spent nearly half her life incommunicado.
I wonder if it's too much to expect the US press circle to bring this up as the US prepares for this foreign policy switch up.
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@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social 2026-05-08 07:17
This is Vanessa Tsehaye, among the most amazing people I know. She is the founder of One Day Seyoum & managed to collect over 440,000 signatures for a petition submitted to the US gov, demanding action on Ciham. This is her when she submitted it, in late 2025. She's a former Amnesty International researcher, &now journalist at Al Jazeera. She also won the Magnitsky prize in 2025. Her uncle Seyoum Tsehaye is a journo held incommunicado in Eritrea since 2001. May the demands of 440k be heard.