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Inside Eritrea

From migration and politics to cycling, architecture and music, we look beyond the headlines into a country the United Nations has called 'Africa's North Korea'. Read more about the series here
  • A man reads a book in Tigrinya, in Eritrea.

    Veteran Eritrean freedom fighters launch underground opposition

    After fighting on same side in liberation war, opposition activists say President Afwerki has betrayed their principles by instituting a dictatorship
  • Eritrean cyclist Natnael Berhane celebrates

    How much do you know about Eritrea? – quiz

    Have you been paying attention to the Guardian’s Inside Eritrea focus? From nicknames to national animals, test your knowledge on one of the world’s most secretive states
  • Metal worker at Medemar market

    Fashion, flair and what to wear at Eritrea's largest metal market – in pictures

    During a rare visit to Asmara last year, photographer Ayla Hibri came across a group of unlikely style icons, the welders of Medeber
  • Eritrea diaspora

    Outside Eritrea looking in: a diaspora that stands divided

    Stories sent to the Guardian reveal starkly contrasting views on the country – from those fiercely loyal to the government, to those who continue to live in fear
  • Eritrean children at Sudan's Shagarab refugee camp in Kassala in 2012

    The Guardian view on Eritrea: listen to the voices of those who have fled

    Editorial: This despotic state in the Horn of Africa crushes its citizens’ freedom, causing many to risk everything on a perilous journey across the Mediterranean
  • Eritrea natural resources

    Canadian mining company accused of exploiting Eritrea's forced labour

    United Nations denounces foreign mining companies for making use of men conscripted into the country’s indefinite military service
    • Divided and dispersed, Eritrea opposition struggles to harness spirit of resistance

    • A history of Eritrean music, from revolutionary funk to viral pop

    • 'If we don’t give them a voice, no one will': Eritrea's forgotten journalists, still jailed after 14 years

  • Eritrea, MSF boat Bourbon Argos

    The Eritrean returning to the Med to save his fellow refugees

    Moved by the plight of migrants making the perilous crossing, one man has returned to the seas to play a key role in the rescue effort
  • 140x84 trailpic for Eritrean migrants sing onboard boat - video

    Eritrean migrants sing onboard rescue boat - video

    Eritrean migrants sing together while onboard a Médecins Sans Frontières rescue boat, the Bourbon Argos, in June
    • Africa’s ‘Little Rome’, the Eritrean city frozen in time by war and secrecy

    • From online trolling to death threats – the war to defend Eritrea's reputation

    • 'I feel so very helpless' - letter from an Eritrean father whose son fled to Europe

  • Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot

    'The next wave of riders is even better': how Eritrean cycling is preparing to peak

    After success in Tour de France, plans for a high-altitude training centre and regional team raise expectations in the country where cycling is like a religion
  • 22 Goats and Tank Cemetery  Asmara ©WBoyer

    Inside Eritrea: from tank cemeteries to futuristic architecture – in pictures

    Closed to outsiders and notoriously repressive, few images emerge from the country. During a rare trip, photographer Winston Boyer captured these
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    • Tale of two Eritreans offers glimpse inside Africa's most secretive state

    • What you need to know about Eritrea – the Guardian briefing

  • Asmara, Eritrea

    Guardian Africa series: Inside Eritrea

    Follow three days of coverage devoted to getting a deeper look at the country making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Here are some highlights:
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