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Eritrea's Silent Suffering: Oppression Under Afwerki's Regime

4/22/2025

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Eritrea, under President Isaias Afwerki's iron-fisted rule since 1991, has become a garrison state where dissent is crushed. Citizens endure indefinite military service and persecution based on religion and ethnicity. Amidst global indifference, the Eritrean people remain trapped in a cycle of violence and oppression, their cries for freedom echoing in silence.

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Eritrea, under President Isaias Afwerki's iron-fisted rule since 1991, has become a garrison state where dissent is crushed. Citizens endure indefinite military service and persecution based on religion and ethnicity. Amidst global indifference, the Eritrean people remain trapped in a cycle of violence and oppression, their cries for freedom echoing in silence.