Violence broke out at an Eritrean festival in Edmonton last weekend following a similar clash in Toronto earlier this month.
Kyriakakos said fundraising is not the core purpose of the festivals but that any money raised goes toward helping victims of war and alleviating poverty.Eritreans fought a brutal war for independence against Ethiopia for decades before finally establishing the current state in 1993.
"We see the paradoxical message that they are passing in the name of human rights. They are saying that they have the right to harm their own people."From 2020-2022, Eritrea allied itself with Ethiopia against a paramilitary group in the Tigray region. The two-year war counted victims in the hundreds of thousands.
Tewahso has lived in Edmonton for 11 years after fleeing the country. He said many of the protesters have similar stories and that escaping the country is dangerous — many die making the effort. No arrests have been made. Edmonton police read the Riot Act as part of their response, the first time since Canada Day in 1999.Kyriakakos said festival attendees moved to the second location because protesters were not allowing participants to enter.
He said although Eritrean cultural festivals have been happening worldwide for decades, many have been hijacked by the state to spread its message and raise funds.
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