Growing Unrest In The African Country Of Eritrea



DW: Rare protests reported in Eritrea with 28 deaths

Several people have reportedly been killed and dozens arrested in Eritrea's capital. Protests are rare in Eritrea, home to one of the world's most repressive regimes.

At least 28 people have been killed and dozens more arrested in rare protests that rocked the Eritrean capital, a member of an opposition coalition claimed on Wednesday.

"The magnitude of the protests was very huge," said Nasredin Ali of the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization, based in neighboring Ethiopia.

The deaths, arrests and scale of the protests in the reclusive and tightly controlled country could not be confirmed.

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