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Meron is Swedish-Eritrean who grew up in Sweden, where her parents were deeply involved in the Eritrean liberation movement. She moved back to Eritrea in and stayed for two years. At the time, she did not know much about the situation in her country of origin. When she arrived she was shocked to learn about the forced military service and other restrictions that the state imposes on its population.

After her return to Sweden she began engaging in human rights activism opposing the Eritrean government.

Meron Estefanos (born 6 January ) is a Swedish-Eritrean human rights activist and journalist.

Meron currently lives in East Africa where she continues to advocate for Eritrean refugees. She uses phone calls to connect with refugees during their dangerous journeys. She relies on Proton Mail, Signal, and other channels to securely share information on human traffickers with law enforcement and human rights groups in different countries. Social media platforms like X and Facebook help her raise awareness and pressure decision makers to better protect the human rights of Eritreans.

With her reporting on human trafficking and advocacy for Eritrean refugees, she feels she has stepped on the feet of various governments, including Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Israel. But it is mostly her criticism of the Eritrean government that exposes her to gendered threats and digital transnational repression. Ever since becoming an activist, she has been attacked by trolls who she believes are organized by the Eritrean government.

After media appearances, Meron regularly faces hundreds of racist and misogynistic attacks. To mobilize the diaspora against her, she says, Eritrean government figures have spread false claims that she would receive part of the ransom paid to human traffickers and decide over the fate of refugees who risked crossing the Mediterranean.

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She has also been subject to physical attacks. After a Facebook post was circulated in Sweden that incited the Eritrean diaspora to break her bones, she was assaulted by eight people in a nightclub. Other attacks happened at the gym, in the supermarket, and on public transport.