However, the vast majority of Blue Revolution supporters, many of whom fled conscription, were opposed to Eritrea’s involvement in the Tigray war. “In response to this surge in national unity ...

Eritrean residents in Ethiopia's capital have reported widespread arrests among ... Many Eritreans in Addis Ababa are ...

Around 18,000 asylum seekers from Eritrea, East Africa, live in Israel. They fled persecution and compulsory military conscription in one of the world's most repressive countries. Following air ...

The ruling followed an appeal by a 21-year-old rejected Eritrean asylum seeker, who had argued that the prospect of conscription into Eritrean national service should prevent his deportation from ...

Eritrean residents in Ethiopia's capital have ... Many Eritreans in Addis Ababa are refugees who fled forced military conscription and government oppression in their country of birth.

As one Eritrean returning from abroad said: "There is a palpable sense of tension. Several times people said: 'you have come at a very bad time.'" Anyone of conscription age - men up to 60 - are ...