International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (Toronto) 31 May 2011 document Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Beirut, Lebanon, at the 16th IFEX General Meeting. Thirty-three IFEX members signed on to the following letter to the President of Eritrea: His Excellency Issayas Afewerki President of Eritrea Office of the President Asmara, Eritrea We, the undersigned members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) attending the 16th General Meeting and Strategy Conference, condemn the continued detention of journalists and dissidents in Eritrea under inhumane and appalling conditions. Around 30 journalists are currently detained; some are held in metal containers or underground cells in Adi Abeito military prison, in Eiraeiro prison, in the Dahlak archipelago and in several other detention centres around the country
[unable to retrieve full-text content]At least 17 people were killed and 46 wounded Thursday in heavy fighting in Somalia’s capital city, according to a local ambulance group based in Mogadishu.
