The first paragraph is a killer:
It's not a simple matter to drop by a
friend's house for dinner in Eritrea. If the meal is to be attended by
at least three guests from various families, the authorities already
consider it a gathering that requires a special permit. Nor would travel
to an adjacent village be possible without a similar permit. And if you
have an urge to write a song on a slip of paper, you need to be mindful
that it could be construed as anti-government propaganda that could
land you in jail.
Eritrea even beat out North Korea in Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom index to come flat last out of 179 countries. Halper has many more great details about a terrible regime in his article.
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