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Eritrea is in a dispute with the UK over its refusal to accept returns of rejected asylum seekers and criminals, prompting a UK visa ban threat. The country, independent from Ethiopia since 1993, has not held an election in 33 years and faces reports of arbitrary detention and severe restrictions on freedoms.
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More than 180 writers, including Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee, have signed a PEN International letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki demanding proof of life for 12 writers detained incommunicado since a 2001 crackdown on the independent press. Signatories include Ben Okri, Elif Shafak, Colm Toibin and Tsitsi Dangarembga.
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