Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners
Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners by Dan Connell
In 2001, after a war with Ethiopia, a debate erupted within Eritrea over the conduct of leadership under President Isaias Afwerki, who refused to implement a new constitution, allow elections, or permit critical assessment of the Border War.
The author, Dan Connell, interviewed five prominent critics - top government officials and former liberation leaders - shortly before they were arrested in September 2001 and disappeared into the Eritrean prison system with no charges filed.
The book provides insight into a seminal moment when the country’s leadership chose to cement the existing one-party system, with no tolerance for dissent.
Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners by Dan Connell