New media cracks Eritrea’s iron curtain

Martin Plaut  - 17/12/12 Isolated in exile, young Eritreans have developed new forms of resistance. Young Eritreans, who have fled abroad to escape their government’s stifling repression and years of compulsory military service, have turned to new media to attack the regime. Over the last year they have used chat-rooms, phone messaging and flash-mobs to get their message across.