Eritrea's struggle for media freedom

From Welcome to Asmarino Independent. Tue Oct 21 2014, 18:09:56

The Eritrean government claims it does not punish citizens for their views but takes measures only if their activities endanger national security. But the writings of the detained and deceased journalists show they were exercising their democratic rights by publishing opposing views held by the government on one side and its dissidents on the other. Many agree that this tragic debate could have been ended soon after September 2001 if the accused had been brought before a neutral, independent court of law as required by Eritrea's criminal law or its centuries-old traditional norms and practices in administering justice.

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