Eritreans Hope Dashed: A 30-Year Story of a Nation's Betrayal
Eritrea is a young nation born from conflict and strife. Since gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1991, the small East African country has been ruled with an iron fist by one man: President Isaias Afwerki. This
autocratic rule
has stifled all hopes of a better future for the Eritrean people and crushed their aspirations for democracy and prosperity.From the
birth of hope
in the nation's independence to theslow decline into authoritarianism
, the article explores how one leader's actions led to the erasure of civil liberties and justice. The piece examines the events that led to the present-dayrepression and fear
that Eritreans live in, raising questions about how this could have been avoided.The article is a testament to the impact of autocratic rule on a nation's future and the devastating consequences it can have on its people. With
