U.S. Congressman Rohrabacher: Ethiopia MUST Release Andargachew Tsige

By Dana Rohrabacher (Rep.), REPUBLICAN Dana Rohrabacher on Monday urged Ethiopia’s prime minister to release Andargachew Tsige, a native-born opposition leader with British citizenship who last month was extradicted to the African nation from Yemen under questionable circumstances. In a letter to Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn, the California Republican wrote: 

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British Government Confirms Opposition Leader now in Ethiopian Government Hands

By Martin Plaut, THE position of Andargachew Tsege is now clear: he is being held by the Ethiopian government after being illegally extradited from Yemen. Mr Andargachew, a British subject, now faces torture and possible death, since he was found guilty of treason in absentia. This is a statement from a spokesman for Britain’s the Foreign […]

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UK Stands Accused over Extradition of Ethiopian Opposition Leader

By Martin Plaut, THE Foreign Office has been accused of failing to act to prevent the extradition to Ethiopia of an opposition leader facing the death penalty. Andargachew Tsige, a British national, is secretary general of an exiled Ethiopian opposition movement, Ginbot 7. He was arrested at Sana’a airport on 23 June by the Yemeni security […]

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