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Story summary
- Thirteen Eritreans, including Olympian cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, were released from Mai Serwa prison after 18 years in detention without trial, due to a 2007 assassination attempt on a government official.
- The Eritrean government has not commented on the releases.
- Human rights groups have long criticized Eritrea for abuses such as torture and disappearances.
- President Isaias Afwerki has ruled Eritrea as a one-party state for 32 years without elections.
