Eritrea at the UN Human Rights Council: In Geneva, Eritrea rejected the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea’s report as “fundamentally flawed,” saying it leans on anonymous, unverified claims and gives too little weight to UN agencies’ documented progress, while calling the repeated allegations unsupported and not credible for decision-making. Diaspora civic life and division: A new analysis argues Eritrean diaspora splits cause long-term damage to community life, tracing modern polarization to the 2001 arrest of the G-15 and warning that disputes over bylaws and leadership often hide the human cost. Martyrs Day sanitation campaigns in Eritrea: Eritrean nationals abroad and local institutions carried out environmental sanitation and tree-planting linked to Martyrs Day across Asmara’s Central Region, including at the Martyrs Cemetery and Halibet Hospital, with similar efforts reported in Keren and Nakfa. Regional pressure points: Separate reports highlight US visa restrictions targeting TPLF hardliners amid renewed Ethiopia tensions, while EEPA details RSF mobilization around El Obeid in Sudan and SAF responses. Human rights and civic space: A Geneva statement from CIVICUS says Eritrea’s civic space is fully closed, citing suppression of expression and association and long-term imprisonment of journalists without due process.