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Author: Abraham T. Zere

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Abraham T. Zere

Abraham T. Zere is executive director of PEN Eritrea. He lives in exile. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, Al-Jazeera English, Index on Censorship magazine, among others. Follow him on Twitter at @abraham_zere.

  • The lack of information about President Isaias' plans as Eritrea undergoes a period a change is making many nervous. Credit: Sailing Nomad.
    Editor's PicksEritreaPolitics
    By Abraham T. Zere
    December 19, 2018
    4396
    18

    Eritrea’s “state of uncertainty”: Senior government sources reveal…nothing

    Insiders say President Isaias is now ruling largely unilaterally, keeping the public, military leaders, and even ministers out of the loop. Eritrea’s life-president Isaias Afwerki could ...
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  • Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's President Isaias Afewerki at an official dinner in Asmara. Credit: Yemane Gebremeskel, Minister of Information, Eritrea.
    EritreaEthiopiaPolitics
    By Abraham T. Zere
    July 18, 2018
    5020
    15

    Isaias out of character: Why Eritreans are getting nervous

    In barely the blink of an eye, Eritrea’s unpredictable president has completely reversed his rhetoric of the past two decades. In just a few weeks, relations ...
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  • Screenshot from a video of the recent protest in Asmara, Eritrea.
    EritreaPolitics
    By Abraham T. Zere
    March 7, 2018
    4339
    3

    More dissent in Eritrea, a country where dissent is not tolerated

    The death of a respected elder while in jail has prompted an outpouring of grief and anger on the streets of Asmara. Last week, the respected ...
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  • Screenshot from Aytitehamel, by Eseyas Debesay and the Yohannes sisters.
    CultureEditor's PicksEritrea
    By Abraham T. Zere
    February 13, 2018
    29745
    3

    Whatever happened to Afwerki’s comely face? Eritrean music in an age of YouTube

    Musicians in Eritrea used to have to sing the government’s praises to pass the censors. Now there are other ways to get heard. In 2005, Eritrean ...
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  • Are Eritrea's young people saying enough is enough? Credit: David Stanley.
    Editor's PicksEritreaPoliticsTop story
    By Abraham T. Zere
    November 29, 2017
    7332
    11

    Fight not flight: Eritrea’s youth taking matters into their own hands

    The student protest in Asmara last month was rare and unique, but not unprecedented. On the 31 October, Eritrea experienced a rare protest as hundreds of ...
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