Court Jails Former Ethiopian Opposition Exec for Facebook Posts

Yonatan Tesfaye, social media activist and former public relations head of the opposition Blue Party, has been sentenced to six years and three months in jail for social media posts that according to the government, 'encouraged terrorism'.

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Yonatan Tesfaye, former opposition Blue Party public relations chief.

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