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Eritrea is the second-youngest country in Africa, at peace after three decades of conflict in its fight for independence. So why are thousands of people fleeing the country every month? Human rights activists like Feruz Werede, who now lives in London, blame the country's president Isaias Afwerki and his government for exercising an iron grip on power. She told Owen Bennett Jones about her joy when she first heard Eritrea had won its long war for independence in 1993 - and her feelings about President Isaias today. (Picture credit: Getty Images)