Eritrean journalist recounts story of her imprisonment
By DW
13 May 2023 |
5:08 am
Eritrea is ranked as the worst country for press freedom in Africa. DW met Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, a journalist and poet who was imprisoned and tortured in Eritrea for her work.
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