ESAT News (November 1, 2017) A cassation bench with the Ethiopian Supreme court has reportedly overruled an earlier decision by the court to grant bail to Bekele Gerba, a leading opposition figure incarcerated for over a year and half on charges of terrorism. The court over the weekend granted bail to Gerba as per the defense request that his charges ...

ESAT News (October 30, 2017) The supreme court of Ethiopia granted bail to Bekele Gerba, one of the key opposition leaders incarcerated for over a year and half on charges of terrorism, which were later reduced to criminal charges. Bekele was among 20 others who were imprisoned in April 2015 at the height of protests in the Oromo region accused ...