Ethiopian Court Convicts 24 On Terrorism Charges
The court has been condemned by various groups for convicting 24 citizens, including a journalist and some members of political oppositions, on terrorism charges
Court Hammer
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Ethiopia:
Journalists Live in Fear of 'Terror' Law
allAfrica, 19 June 2012
Nowhere across Africa is the message that its people want a way out of what I call "the four Ds" - death, disease, disaster and despair - more resounding than among the continent's… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
CPJ Condemns Eskinder Nega Conviction
CPJ, 27 June 2012
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's conviction of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega on baseless terrorism charges. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
U.S. State Department on Eskinder Nega Conviction
State Department, 27 June 2012
Statement by U.S. Department of State Spokesperson, Victoria Nuland Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Eskinder Nega Convicted of 'Terrorism'
IFEX, 27 June 2012
The undersigned organizations strongly condemned the conviction of blogger and journalist Eskinder Nega on terrorism charges earlier today. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Eskinder Nega, Five Exiled Journalists Convicted of Terrorism
CPJ, 27 June 2012
Today's conviction of six Ethiopian journalists on vague terrorism charges is an affront to the rule of law and the constitution in the Horn of Africa country, the Committee to… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Terrorism Law Used to Crush Free Speech - Donors Should Condemn Verdicts, Demand Legal Reforms
HRW, 27 June 2012
Ethiopian high court on June 27, 2012, convicted 24 journalists, political opposition leaders, and others under Ethiopia's deeply flawed anti-terrorism law, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »