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Community Centre
A former Italian colony, Eritrea was annexed to Ethiopia and in 1991 after 30 years of war the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front won the war of independence that was validated in 1993 by the ONU. In 1998 another war with Ethiopia over border limits killed close to 70,000 people from both countries.
Isaias Afewerki has been Eritrea’s president since it’s independence and the UN has accused his government of crimes against humanity. International agencies have different information about the numbers of Eritreans fleeing the country but the most conservative ones talk about 5,000 per month a very high rate for a country with 5.5 million inhabitants. A high number of Eritreans stay in refugee camps in Sudan, Israel and Uganda waiting to be relocated to a country in Europe or North America.
In 2013 the Canadian government expelled the consul-general of Eritrea as he was accused for harrasment and intimidation towards Eritrean nationals as he was asking for the so called "diaspora tax". Eritreans expatriates are asked to give 2% of their wages to the African regime.
In Montreal, a group of people decided to distant themselves to the community centre affiliated to the Eritrean government and they created their own independent and welcoming community centre. A new adventure begins.
Isaias Afewerki has been Eritrea’s president since it’s independence and the UN has accused his government of crimes against humanity. International agencies have different information about the numbers of Eritreans fleeing the country but the most conservative ones talk about 5,000 per month a very high rate for a country with 5.5 million inhabitants. A high number of Eritreans stay in refugee camps in Sudan, Israel and Uganda waiting to be relocated to a country in Europe or North America.
In 2013 the Canadian government expelled the consul-general of Eritrea as he was accused for harrasment and intimidation towards Eritrean nationals as he was asking for the so called "diaspora tax". Eritreans expatriates are asked to give 2% of their wages to the African regime.
In Montreal, a group of people decided to distant themselves to the community centre affiliated to the Eritrean government and they created their own independent and welcoming community centre. A new adventure begins.
