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.