PEOPLE: Birtukan Mideksa
Birtukan Mideksa was born in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Opposition Leader Freed
One of Ethiopia's key opposition figures has been freed from jail. Birtukan Medeksa had been behind bars since late 2008.
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Ethiopia: Opposition Leader Pardoned Again
Addis Fortune, 11 October 2010
After having spent one year and nine months back in prison for saying that she had not asked for the pardon that saw her and other opposition party members released from the prison… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Opposition Leader Freed
RFI, 6 October 2010
One of Ethiopia's key opposition figures was freed from jail on Wednesday morning. Birtukan Medeksa had been behind bars since late 2008. Read more »
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Africa: 'Ethiopia is the Country of the Future', says Political Prisoner Birtukan Midekssa
Fahamu, 20 May 2010
Except for elements inserted in the nature of narrative licence, syntax and independently established facts, this interview is based on English or Amharic translations of public… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Government Should Free All Political Prisoners
HRW, 6 October 2010
The Ethiopian government's release on October 6, 2010, of detained opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa should pave the way for freeing dozens of other political prisoners in the… Read more »
