From online trolling to death threats – the war to defend Eritrea's reputation
From online trolling to death threats – the war to defend Eritrea's reputation
- August 18, 2015
- Victoria Bernal, anthropology professor, is quoted by The Guardian Aug. 18, 2015
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From The Guardian:
Victoria Bernal, [anthropology professor at UCI] … who has charted the history of
the Eritrean diaspora online, says that even if the widely held belief of government
orchestration turns out to be false, “the belief that exists has the same effect:
silencing people, making them afraid,” … says Bernal. “Totalitarian regimes work by
uncertainty”.
For the full story, please visit http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/18/eritrea-death-threats-tolls-united-nations-social-media.
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