{"id":2338,"date":"2015-06-14T16:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T16:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2015-06-14T16:31:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-14T16:31:19","slug":"eu-states-in-deals-to-shut-eritrean-borderstracy-mcveigh-saturday-13-june-2015-17-57-edtlast-modified-on-saturday-13-june-201519-06-edt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/06\/14\/eu-states-in-deals-to-shut-eritrean-borderstracy-mcveigh-saturday-13-june-2015-17-57-edtlast-modified-on-saturday-13-june-201519-06-edt\/","title":{"rendered":"EU states in \u2018deals to shut Eritrean borders\u2019Tracy McVeigh Saturday 13 June 2015 17.57\u00a0EDTLast modified on Saturday 13 June 201519.06\u00a0EDT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eritrean migrants, pictured in Calais, are the second largest African group fleeing to Europe. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol\/REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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UN officials and human rights organisations are increasingly concerned at what they believe are secret deals being drawn up between Eritrea and European Union<\/a>nations, which may involve the regime being given money or having sanctions lifted in return for imposing tougher border controls.<\/p>\n

Norwegian state secretary J\u00f8ran Kellmyr is under fire for travelling to Eritrea<\/a> \u2013 often called \u201cAfrica\u2019s North Korea\u201d because of the repressive and murderous regime of President Isaias Afwerki \u2013 to forge a \u201creturn\u201d agreement enabling Norway to send back Eritrean refugees.<\/p>\n