Eritrea, the silent nation

19/09/11

A free press, able to hold governments to account, is so often the prerequisite of a free society. Eritrea is a case in point. In this hard-hitting article, K.J. Mullins reveals why this country of grave and extensive human rights abuses remains largely absent from the international media agenda.

In this one-party state, press freedom is strictly curtailed, to the extent that there are no independent media outlets, as decreed by law.  International journalists are similarly restricted. Violence and arbitrary arrest are simple facts of life for those journalists who attempt to speak out...

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