Brigade Nhamedu

Brigade Nhamedu ('Brigade Being ready to fight and sacrifice' or 'Blue Brigade'), also known as Brigade N’Hamedu) is an Eritrean diaspora-based group advocating against the government of Eritrea. Key objectives of the Brigade N’Hamedu aka Blue Revolution movement is Regime Change in order achieve a democratic and peaceful Eritrea, one that respects human rights and rule of law. The Blue Revolution also exposes the illegal and foreign power interference conduct of Eritrea’s totalitarian PFDJ regime in the diaspora including transnational repression of pro democracy Eritreans in the diaspora. It was established in 2022. The group seeks to stop or disrupt diaspora gatherings that are supportive to Eritrea's authoritarian government. The group claims that diaspora are subjected to pro-government propaganda and are pressured to pay taxes to the Eritrean government at these gatherings. The end goal of the group is to end the government of Isaias Afwerki and his PFDJ party.

The group has been linked to violent confrontations with pro-government diaspora groups in Canada, the US, Sweden, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands and Israel. A pro-government Eritrean diaspora group has called for prosecutors to denote Brigade Nhamedu a terrorist organization.