At independence in 1993, Tsehaye was named to the head of Eri-TV, the Eritrean state broadcaster.
[1] He was arrested in September 2001 when President Isaias Afewerki closed all non-governmental media sources.
[3] In 1991, when the Mengistu dictatorship was overthrown, Seyoum became head of Eri-TV, the Eritrean state television broadcaster.
[3] In 2002, Seyoum, Fessehaye "Joshua" Yohannes and several other Eritrean prisoners started a hunger strike, demanding to appear before a court.
One or two years later, he refused to cooperate with prison guards and was trying to hunger strike, and stated, "I did my duty", "It is my responsibility" and "I don't care if I die here.