Amanuel Asrat

Is case active: Yes

Designation:Journalist, Literary writer, Poet, Singer/Songwriter
Country:Eritrea
Region:Sub-Saharan Africa
Gender:Male
Status:Detained
Years active:2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Asrat has been detained incommunicado since 2001 in a sweeping crackdown on print media folllowing the September 11 attacks. During his peripatetic career, he has published poetry, songs, and criticism, and served as founding editor-in-chief for Zemen.