Anti-terrorism laws Archives

New Ethiopia Gov’t Drops Charges Against Berhanu Nega, Jawar Mohammed, ESAT and OMN

May 29, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ADDIS STANDARD Ethiopia has finally released Andargachew Tsige, the co-founder, and secretary-general of Arbegnoch Ginbot 7 (AG7), Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy. In the same day, the Attorney General confirmed that active criminal charges against Dr. Berhanu Nega, leader of AG7 were dropped.

White House Urges Ethiopia Release Journalists

December 31, 2015December 31, 2015TesfaNews15 Comments

By David Boyer | for Washington Times, The White House urged Ethiopian authorities Wednesday to release journalists jailed in the African nation’s latest crackdown on the press under the pretext of using anti-terrorism laws. National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said the White House is “deeply concerned” about the arrests, saying the “continued stifling of […]