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Eritrean government blocks access to Al Jazeera

Eritrean government blocks access to Al Jazeera

According to a Qatar-based newspaper, the Eritrean authorities were annoyed with Al Jazeera for carrying reports about demonstrations by Eritrean exiles outside Eritrean diplomatic missions worldwide. Demonstrators expressed their support for soldiers who stormed the Eritrean information ministry in January.

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Eritrean Information Minister 'invisible' since November

Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu Ahmed has been invisible in the past few weeks. The total absence of any independent press in Eritrea has allowed the government to maintain complete silence in the face of mounting questions and surging Internet rumors of his defection.

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