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Eritrea blocks Al Jazeera
Doha: The Eritrean government has blocked Al Jazeera channel in the country, Al Sharq reported yesterday. The ban comes in the wake of reports that were aired by the Doha-based news network about dissident soldiers that seized the Eritrean information ministry in January.In solidarity with the soldiers, Eritreans staged protests in front of their embassies in Cairo, Rome, London as well as the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
"This (ban) is a reaction to coverage of protests against the Eritrean government that were carried out in different parts of the world," according to the Arabic daily.
"The ruling was sent to all government institutions as well as public places such as hotels, restaurants and cafes in different towns and villages," the report said.
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