Eritrea: the North Korea of Africa

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Date posted:  1 Jul 2019
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Eritrea: the North Korea of Africa

British military cemetery, Keren, Eritrea | photo: iStock

Eritrea cracked down on Christians ahead of the country’s Independence Day on 24 May with arrests of more than 140 Christians who were meeting in private in the capital Asmara.

Fourteen children were among the 141 detained, after the authorities raided a Christian gathering in Mai Temenai. The streets were filled with police and secret police trying to prevent protests.

As well as carrying out arrests, the author-ities in Eritrea have shut down social media.

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