@SecBlinken Ciham Ali, a US citizen born in Los Angeles and raised in #Eritrea, has been missing since December 8, 2012. Ciham was arrested at the Sudan border as she tried to flee Eritrea. The teenager, who dreamed of becoming a fashion designer, was 15 at the time. Her arrest
appears to be in retaliation against her father’s suspected involvement in a coup attempt on the Eritrean government.
Nine years on, and no one knows where Ciham Ali is being held. #Eritrea is notorious for imprisoning people in underground containers where they where they
Nine years on, and no one knows where Ciham Ali is being held. #Eritrea is notorious for imprisoning people in underground containers where they where they
suffer extreme cold and heat. There are reports of many people dying from torture, starvation, infection and other appalling treatment in these jails. While other children her age might have headed to college, Ciham Ali has been suffering unknown horrors.
The U.S. government must act now. The time, @SecBlinken, for your silence regarding her plight, is over. Please use your influence and speak out for Ciham Ali. Demand her immediate and unconditional release. 
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