Since independence, Eritrean Muslims, Islamic scholars, respected sheikhs and community leaders have faced arrests, disappearances, imprisonment and restrictions on religious freedom. This history includes several significant events: - 1994–1997: Muslim teachers were reportedly arrested, with allegations of extrajudicial executions in 1997. The alleged Dirfo massacre, involving the reported killing of Muslim civilians, remains one of the most serious and contested accounts of this period. - 2004: Muslim students belonging to an Islamic religious movement were arrested and reportedly held incommunicado. - 2008: At least 40 Saho Muslim clerics and scholars were arrested across Eritrea. Many remained imprisoned without charge or trial. - 21 January 2013 – Forto uprising: Colonel Said Ali Hijay, known as Wedi Ali, and fellow soldiers took control of the Ministry of Information in Asmara, demanding constitutional government and the release of political prisoners. The uprising was unsuccessful, and the authorities subsequently arrested numerous people. - October 2017 – Asmara protests: The arrest of 93-year-old Sheikh Haji Musa Mohammed Nur over government interference in Al-Diaa Islamic School sparked public protests. Security forces intervened, and numerous demonstrators were arrested. Opposition sources reported 28 deaths, although this figure remains unverified. - 2018–2019: Sheikh Haji Musa died in custody in March 2018. Hundreds were reportedly arrested following his funeral. Haji Ibrahim Younus subsequently died in detention in January 2019. These are not isolated incidents. They form part of a much longer history of repression affecting Eritrean Muslim communities, religious institutions and scholars. But our history is also one of resistance. Eritreans have repeatedly stood up, protested, challenged injustice and demanded their rights. Independence was supposed to bring freedom, dignity and justice. Religious freedom and basic human rights should never be treated as crimes. THEIR STORIES MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. #Eritrea #EritreanMuslims #EritreanHistory #HumanRights #FreedomOfReligion - @wedfaris300