Asmarino

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Asmarino or Asmarino Independent Media is an Eritrean diaspora news website, [1] [2] established in 1997. [3]

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Creation

Asmarino was established in 1997 by Tesfaledet, an Eritrean refugee living in the United States, following a visit to Eritrea during which he was unable to convince officials to adopt his proposals for internet development in the country. [3] By the 2010s, the website was regarded as a major news source for the Eritrean diaspora. [2] [4] [5]

Points of view

The content of Asmarino is generally critical of the Eritrean government, serving as a "counterpart to the Eritrean state". [3]

Repression

In 2011, one of Asmarinos contributors, Meron Estefanos, reported being threatened by Tedros Isaac, who allegedly told her that her throat would be cut if she continued to report on his brother, Dawit Isaac, who at that time had been imprisoned for ten years without charge or trial. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Journalists face threats in covering Isaac imprisonment". Committee to Protect Journalists . 2011-09-26. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. 1 2 "Eritrea: repression without borders" (PDF). Amnesty International . 2019-06-24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. 1 2 3 Bernal, Victoria (2013). "Civil Society and Cyberspace: Reflections on Dehai, Asmarino, and Awate". Africa Today . 60 (2): 22. doi:10.2979/africatoday.60.2.21. eISSN   1527-1978. ISSN   0001-9887. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Meron Estefanos". Oslo Freedom Forum . 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Eritrea releases at least 35 Christians from prison". World Watch Monitor . 2018-07-20. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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