Though we have repeatedly sought either the confirmation for invitation or legitimate reason for our exclusion from attending the conference, nobody from the committee has come forward to offer us any plausible explanation yet. We found this behavior as a blatant disregard for the very basic right to participate in political activities and freedom of expression with possible discriminatory act against certain sector of Eritrean population.

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Mr. BeshirIshaq

Chairman of Preparatory Committee for National Conference

Dear Chairman,

On 21 July, 2010 Gedab news (awate.com) reported that the preparation

for the national conference for democratic change (NCDC) has been

finalized and about three hundred fifty Eritrean representatives of

diverse back ground ever to gather is expected to attend the

conference. Among those invited are numerous Eritrean media

outlets-websites- with the exception of Jeberti.com which is excluded

from the invitation for reasons not yet explained.

While we express our utmost happiness, gratitude and congratulations

to the preparatory committee for successfully making this highly

anticipated conference a reality and applaud the participation of

diverse groups and individuals of our people, we cannot help but again

express our concern and disappointment that the committee has denied

jeberti.com?s Team right to participate in the conference.

This conference is supposed to be inclusive to all Eritrean citizens

of all walks and back grounds.  The website members have been

preparing with very high anticipation to participate in this

conference making necessary travel arrangements ever since the

inception of this conference. Jeberti.com always stands for the unity

of our people and strives on reaching to every corner of our people

through its all inclusive website for it stands for justice, peace,

democracy, unity and equality to every Eritrean citizen.

Though we have repeatedly sought either the confirmation for

invitation or legitimate reason for our exclusion from attending the

conference, nobody from the committee has come forward to offer us any

plausible explanation yet. We found this behavior as a blatant

disregard for the very basic right to participate in political

activities and freedom of expression with possible discriminatory act

against certain sector of Eritrean population. This does not bode well

for the often elusive unity and equality of our people.

Therefore, we are formally requesting that you either correct the

unnecessary mistake by sending the invitation or give us a legitimate

reason for our exclusion from attending the meeting.

We would like to thank you in advance for your prompt attention to

this matter. We urge you to reply favorably to our request as soon as

possible so we can make the appropriate arrangements.

Sincerely,

Jemal Ahmed

Jeberti.com Team