Eritreans held a successful protest in Uppsala, Sweden
Swedish-Eritreans held a successful protest in Uppsala
Oct. 15, 2011 (ERITREA) – Hundreds of Swedish-Eritreans protested in Uppsala, Sweden against Sveriges Television (SVT) and Expressen magazine last Friday afternoon.
The demonstrators came together after a serious of one-sided and demonizing coverage of Eritrea and Swedish-Eritreans had been waged by SVT and the tabloid Expressen magazine.
In speaking out about the ongoing demonizing campaign against Swedish-Eritreans in the media, the protesters demanded an end to the one-sided smear campaign and for the media to abide journalistic ethics of impartiality, fairness and accuracy.
Around a dozen Swedish citizens joined in solidarity with Swedish-Eritrean protesters by carrying the Eritrean flag and hoisting up an image of the Eritrean president.
In a similar event, another protest was held on Friday, Oct. 7, in Stockholm, Sweden, that garrnered national media attention.
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Expressen: a news agency or a fanatical political organization?
On October 2nd, Expressen had recruited and transported around half-dozen men on a large bus for the sole purpose of disturbing Swedish-Eritreans. In a bizarre, self-serving manifestation of news, two of the men that came with Expressen imediatly started a small scuffle with Swedish-Eritreans, to which Expressen wrote an article depicting Swedish-Eritreans in a negative light, even though those two individuals who started the small shoving match were brought by Expressen.
Voluntary 2% in the land of mandatory 48%
Currently, the only nation that enforces a mandatory tax on its citizens who live abroad is the United States. Unlike the United States, Eritrea has a voluntary system of paying 2% tax for those who can afford it. This 2% voluntary tax has been the target of a few media outlets in Sweden. They've used it to demonize the Eritrean Government, even though Swedes have one of the world's highest taxes; averaging well over 48% in many cases. Although the majority of Swedes have no problem with having nearly half their income going to the government for social programs, a few media outlets have been demonizing Swedish-Eritreans for paying a volunatry 2% tax to Eritrea for social programs that benefit their relatives back home.
Photos below courtesy of Tv Rahwa
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Video of the demonstration held on October 13, 2011.
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Oct. 15, 2011 (ERITREA) – Hundreds of Swedish-Eritreans protested in Uppsala, Sweden against Sveriges Television (SVT) and Expressen magazine last Friday afternoon.
The demonstrators came together after a serious of one-sided and demonizing coverage of Eritrea and Swedish-Eritreans had been waged by SVT and the tabloid Expressen magazine.
In speaking out about the ongoing demonizing campaign against Swedish-Eritreans in the media, the protesters demanded an end to the one-sided smear campaign and for the media to abide journalistic ethics of impartiality, fairness and accuracy.
Around a dozen Swedish citizens joined in solidarity with Swedish-Eritrean protesters by carrying the Eritrean flag and hoisting up an image of the Eritrean president.
In a similar event, another protest was held on Friday, Oct. 7, in Stockholm, Sweden, that garrnered national media attention.
Commentary
Expressen: a news agency or a fanatical political organization?
On October 2nd, Expressen had recruited and transported around half-dozen men on a large bus for the sole purpose of disturbing Swedish-Eritreans. In a bizarre, self-serving manifestation of news, two of the men that came with Expressen imediatly started a small scuffle with Swedish-Eritreans, to which Expressen wrote an article depicting Swedish-Eritreans in a negative light, even though those two individuals who started the small shoving match were brought by Expressen.
Voluntary 2% in the land of mandatory 48%
Currently, the only nation that enforces a mandatory tax on its citizens who live abroad is the United States. Unlike the United States, Eritrea has a voluntary system of paying 2% tax for those who can afford it. This 2% voluntary tax has been the target of a few media outlets in Sweden. They've used it to demonize the Eritrean Government, even though Swedes have one of the world's highest taxes; averaging well over 48% in many cases. Although the majority of Swedes have no problem with having nearly half their income going to the government for social programs, a few media outlets have been demonizing Swedish-Eritreans for paying a volunatry 2% tax to Eritrea for social programs that benefit their relatives back home.
Photos below courtesy of Tv Rahwa
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| Swedish citizens in support of Swedish-Eritreans |
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| Hundreds demonstrated in Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Swedish-Eritrean youth demonstrators in Uppsala |
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| Swedish citizens in support of Swedish-Eritreans |
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| Swedish-Eritrean youth demonstrators in Uppsala |
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| Swedish-Eritrean youth demonstrator in Uppsala |
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| Swedish-Eritrean youths demonstrators in Uppsala |
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| Swedish-Eritrean youths protesting in Uppsala |
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| Swedish-Eritrean youths protesting in Uppsala |
Video of the demonstration held on October 13, 2011.
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Eritreans held a successful protest in Uppsala, Sweden
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