Escape from Eritrea

Aaron Berhane in Toronto, 2010. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

In September 2001, the Eritrean government shut down every independent newspaper in the country. Then they started rounding up the journalists. When Aaron Berhane discovered he was a wanted man, he made a difficult decision to flee across the border to Sudan, and eventually made his way to Canada. In 2010, he is finally reunited with his wife and three children when they arrive in Toronto. Hear it all on Escape from Eritrea.

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Daughter Frieta and wife Miliete. (Courtesy Mark Ulster) 

Sons Mussie and Eiven. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

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