Dispatches from Asmara

In this blog, some of my earlier posts are re-published. These are mostly articles I wrote between 2003 and 2005 while still living in Asmara. They were originally published on awate.com under the rather curious pen name Events Monitor, a moniker that the Awate Team had given me for my protection.

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Eritrean Graffiti - A Tale of Life Under Tyranny

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By Ahmed Raji Originally published on Awate.com on September 6, 2003 ___________________________________________________________________...
Friday, April 7, 2017

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‘When they brought us here, my son was 9 years old,’ said the middle-aged man in a distinct Barka accent. ‘Now, he is 18.’ The fellow inm...
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Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Master Dodger (or Mr. Issayas' latest escapade in Sawa)

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by Ahmed Raji [Originally published by Awate.com on October 23, 2003] __________________________________________________________________...
Monday, September 16, 2013

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Remembering the voices of freedom As part of a major crackdown on all voices of dissent, the government of Isaias Afwerki on September 19...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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A nation of perpetual sacrifices First published November 5, 2005 on awate.com ________________________________________________________...
Monday, August 5, 2013

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Two Nights in Adi Abeito (an eye witness report) Originally published Jun 9, 2003 on awate.com _____________________________________...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Another classic case of Orwellian revisionism

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First published May 28, 2003 on awate.com _______________________________________________________________________ In the last f...
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