Eritrean authorities arrests Journalist Ahmed Omar Sheikh

The Eritrean authorities has arrested, last Monday, the known Eritrean journalist and broadcaster Ahmed Omar Sheikh and took him to an unknown destination, according to sources close to him. ECMS could not confirm the status of the news from a neutral source. However, informed sources did not rule out that for the fact that a large number of journalists working in the official media had been arrested in the last few weeks without giving any clear justification for that.

Ahmed Omer Sheikh

It is noteworthy that colleague Ahmed Omar Sheikh, had been working as editor and broadcaster in the Eritrean television and radio since 1993, and he published a number of literary publications in the field of poetry and novel.

The Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdou has denied the arrest of journalists indicating that it was routine investigation. However, Reporters without Borders organization challenged the minister of having listed the names of those detained in unknown places and one of whom was released.