History is Watching us
[This article is dedicated to a group of Eritrea’s Prisoners of Conscience who were arrested in 2001 after…
Dawit Mesfin13 min read
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The Normalization of Self-Censorship in Eritrea
Dawit Mesfin13 min read
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Zemihret Yohannes: A Revolutionary Legacy in Eclipse
“Once reckless in the face of danger, Zemihret became a docile servant of power—how a roaring lion, at last, learns to purr.”
Dawit Mesfin13 min read
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More Reflections on Alemseged Tesfai’s Epilogue
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Eritrea: How President Isaias Afwerki took everyone, including the Veteran Freedom Fighters, for a Ride
Dawit Mesfin10 min read
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Azien Yasin, the Famous Freedom Fighter I never knew
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Revelations of a Former Eritrean Freedom Fighter
To learn how a nation can spiral into a self-destructive vortex of paranoia, one should read Semere Solomon’s…
Dawit Mesfin9 min read
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PFDJ Members Also Betrayed By the Eritrean Regime
This is an Account presented through the Story of Gebremeskel Tekle. “A profound chaos descended on our lives…
Dawit Mesfin21 min read
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The Story of Eritrean Liberation Front’s Book of Martyrs
“I wonder if anyone knows or remembers Tedros Tesfai Tedla” Degiga revealed his inner thoughts. “He was an…
Dawit Mesfin14 min read
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An Open Letter to My Friend
This story revolves around the early memories of my upbringing that shaped my identity. In all conscience, it…
Dawit Mesfin17 min read
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Eritrea’s Feigned Longing for Peace
President Isaias Afwerki sealed border crossings not only because the outflow of Eritrean citizens to Ethiopia intensified, but…
Dawit Mesfin11 min read
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All about Self-Liberation
I have a friend who served as a British soldier during WWII whose stories I find quite…
Dawit Mesfin7 min read
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A Thorny Path: the Life of Woldeab Woldemariam, Eritrea’s Campaigning Visionary
There were very few actively engaged citizens who withstood the test of time and lived through Eritrea’s past…
Dawit Mesfin17 min read
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Woldeab Woldemariam, a Visionary Eritrean Patriot, Biography
Now I know why a monument has been erected for Alexander Pushkin, the renowned Russian poet, in the heart…
Dawit Mesfin7 min read
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Nakfa’s Symbolic Value
It is embarrassing to witness, in this day and age, abnormal developments creep into our campaigns for human…
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Eritrean Youth: The Lost Generation
Many of us living overseas have conducted ourselves in such a way that we remained true to our…
Dawit Mesfin8 min read
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Freedom of Expression
It is common knowledge that the source of expression is thinking, and therefore any musing on freedom of…
Dawit Mesfin7 min read
