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Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO)

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Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) is an Eritrean opposition movement based in Ethiopia.
The group is made of members from the Afar ethnic group found in the Dankalia, eastern region of the Red Sea nation.
RSADO accuse President Isaias Afewerki’s government of political, economic and cultural discrimination and persecution.
President/Chairman: Mr. Ibrahim Harun
Spokesperson: Yasin Mohamed
Website: http://dahlak.org/index.html

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- Tuesday 24 April 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
April 23, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Eritrean government on Monday dismissed allegations that its president, Isaias Afewerki, is fatally ill; claiming it is a smear campaign orchestrated by the US Central Intelligence (...)
- Sunday 23 October 2011
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
October 22, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) - Two Eritrean rebel groups on Saturday claimed they had killed 12 and wounded 15 government soldiers in a two hour joint military operation.
“Joint military units of Red Sea Afar (...)
- Wednesday 8 December 2010
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
December 7, 2010 (ASAYTA, ETHIOPIA) – Thousands of exiled Eritrean Afar nationals in Ethiopia staged a demonstration on Tuesday in protest to what they said was the “genocidal policy” of the Eritrean government (...)
- Thursday 23 June 2011
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
June 22, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) – An exiled Eritrean opposition group on Wednesday called on the international community to immediately act to provide urgent assistance to the thousands of Eritreans it said are affected (...)
- Sunday 29 April 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
April 28, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The president of Eritrea, Isaias Aferwerki, appeared on state television on Saturday, ending speculation that he had died.
The Eritrean government earlier this week accused the US (...)
- Sunday 21 October 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
October 20, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - An Eritrean opposition group alleged Saturday that the government in Asmara is forcibly displacing members of the Afar ethnic minority from their ancestral lands.
The (...)
- Thursday 10 May 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
May 9, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Exiled Eritrean opposition group, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Wednesday alleged that hundreds of Eritrean refugees who fled to Yemen due to political oppression by (...)
- Wednesday 20 July 2011
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
July 19, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) – Over 30 members of the Eritrean naval forces have deserted to Yemen this month, an exiled Eritrean opposition group have said.
Based in Ethiopia, the Red Sea Afar Democratic (...)
- Wednesday 14 November 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
November 13, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – An exiled Eritrean opposition force on Tuesday made fresh calls for public uprising against president Isaias Afeworki’s regime in Asmara.
Chairman of The Red Sea Afar Democratic (...)
- Sunday 24 October 2010
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
October 23, 2010 (MEKELLE, Ethiopia) – Ethiopia-based Eritrean opposition group, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) denied they had any intention to secede from the Red Sea nation despite statements (...)
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