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ESAT Zare with Kassahun Yilma 01 August 2017
Ethiopia: Regime continues to charge opponents with terror
ESAT News (August 1, 2017) Regime prosecutors charged a prominent opposition politician with terror while another was arrested last week in Bahir Dar. Prosecutors brought charges of terrorism against Mamushet Amare, a former leader of the All Ethiopian Unity Organization, for trespassing the anti-terror proclamation that the regime uses to silence dissent and crackdown on opposition politicians. Amare was accused ...
Read More »Ethiopia: Parliament recalled from recess
ESAT News (August 1, 2017) The rubber stamp parliament in Ethiopia has been recalled from recess and is expected to discuss the state of emergency that has been in place since October 2016. The parliament, with 100 percent of the seats taken by the EPRDF in the sham election in 2015, is expected to extend or end the state of ...
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