Press TV, Africa Today: Are Sanctions on Eritria Justified p3

Africa Today
Topic: Is the UN wrong in placing sanctions on Eritrea?

Date of recording : 12 March 2010
Broadcasting date: Tue 16 March 2010
Presenter: Vuyiswa

Guests:
Studio
Selam kidane
Human rights activist, Release Eritrea

Studio
Mr.Sirak Bahlbi
Eritrean Community organizer

Phone:
Thomas C. Mountain
Independent journalist, Horn of Africa

Description:
On the 22nd of February 2009, tens of thousands of Eritreans and Friends
of Eritrea took to the streets of Geneva to voice their opposition to
Security Council Resolution 1907 (2009) which imposes sanctions against
Eritrea . The demonstration in Geneva was part of the world wide
demonstrations being held simultaneously in the United States , Australia
, Middle East and Africa .


It is to be recalled that, on the 23 December 2009 the Security Council
adopted Resolution 1907 and sanctioned Eritrea for "providing financial
support to the Somali insurgents", without ever producing any evidence.
The Security Council also called on Eritrea to acknowledge the nonexistent
"conflict with Djibouti ".

The participants stated that the Eritrean people would never kneel down
and that there was no external pressure that could break the will of a
strong and united population.

Assembling in front of the UN Office in Geneva, the participants of the
demonstration chanted slogans in various languages denouncing the shameful
sanctions resolution, and messages from various Eritrean communities in
Europe as well as messages of solidarity and friendship from other Horn of
Africa communities were conveyed. They also submitted petition
representing over 100,000 signatories to pertinent UN officials.
more on Africa Today blog:
http://africaptv.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/is-the-un-wrong-in-placing-sanction...

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Africa Today
• Eritria
• UN sanctions
• Selam kidane
• Vuyiswa
• Sirak Bahlbi
• Thomas C. Mountain

[hanibal342]

Can any one tell me if he is Eritrean,,i though he looks Somalia

[e2tigre]

press tv .africa she is not look like eritrean but if speaking about eritrea bibel or other way no you are free go to ethiopia why took about eritrea (like tigray peopel also go free ) you hidden thing agandan and you pray like act to eritrean peopel

[efimed]

tsemam ni tsemam boarder issue we are sick and tired hearin this, thy should slv it by any way means

[eriLONDONER]

Thomas Mountain is Daring the idiot dicatator to antagonize America and fight Ethiopia but i am sure when the sh*t hit the fan, he will the first one to leave the country leaving Eritreans to pay for his bravado..shows you the bankruptcy of the regime when they start associating themselves with a pot head like mountain

[eriLONDONER]

Educate them Selamina (you look beutiful sis..) and Sirak, you need to sort yourself out mate. You grew up in London and still supporting a mass murderer???? Get some Education son, you have all the opportunity here and yet you chose to be led by a monkey? shittt. and what is the deal with that looser American hippie? u couldn't get a job in the US eh? so you go to my country manipulate the ignorant leaders n fill their heads with all sorts of paranoid thoughts?

[benji010]

why does selam not explain why weyane and eritrea have bad relations...

[samyethio]

good saying selam working together would be a great thing which does not have alternetive. Tomas is damn, i am telling you Esayas him self woul do not say dis much about his gov't. cause he knws wat is happning in his dectoter gov't.

[EritreanKing007]

@addisu676 Ahiya u better care about your stinky country and 2nd, Selam Kidane is half Eritrean cuz her father was an Derg general and she never been in Eritrea :)

[tikurgisila]

@addisu676 "do agames tell the truth at all times???"

You reap what you saw. In your stupid little mind, "Agames" are liers, and since Selam is telling the truth, she cannot be "Agame." You are as dirty as they are. You will always be called agame because you are willing to blame, belittle, and demean other peoples.

[BahreNeGash]

@addisu676

@addisu676

ADDISU,,, NO Eritrean is named ADDISU, therefore your nick alone speaks volumes, proving that you are Ethiopian.

LET ME GUESS,,,

Addisu,,, An Ethiopian barking for the good of Eritreans????

GOOD TRY, but 50 years of Ethiopian wars have thought Eritreans a whole different story,,,,

Addisu, You are barking at the wrong tree, therefore, instead of shedding your crocodile tears for Eritreans, why NOT your STARVING mother in Ethiopia????