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Government warned 'the clock is ticking' for British man at risk of torture in Ethiopia
Amnesty International UK
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Amnesty International has called on the UK Government to ensure the safety of British man who is at risk of torture after being forcibly returned to Ethiopia.
Andargachew Tsige, a British national...
TPLF admits holding Andargachew Tsege
Addis Voice: The TPLF regime has admitted that it is holding Secretary General of Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy. According to the Ethiopian Satellite TV and Radio, Hailemariam Desalegn confirmed to visiting UK Secretary...
Amnesty International : ETHIOPIAN ACTIVIST AT RISK OF TORTURE: ANDARGACHEW TSIGE
UA: 171/14 Index: AFR 25/003/2014 Ethiopia Date: 4 July 2014
URGENT ACTION ETHIOPIAN ACTIVIST AT RISK OF TORTURE Andargachew Tsige, an Ethiopian political activist in exile, appears to have been arrested in transit in Yemen on 24 June and forcibly...
'Britain is supporting a dictatorship in Ethiopia'
David Smith
It’s 30 years since Ethiopia’s famine came to attention in the UK. Now, a farmer plans to sue Britain for human rights abuses, claiming its aid has funded a government programme of torture and beatings as villagers...
Ethiopia: Britain opposes death penalty of Ethiopian opposition leader
the guardian and Geeska Afrika Online security reports. The Ethiopian opposition leader Andargachew Tsige, a doul British national and Ethiopian, is secretary general of an exiled Ethiopian opposition movement, Ginbot 7. He was arrested at Sana’a...
Aljazeera: Yemen 'extradites' Ethiopia opposition leader
Andargachew Tsige, Ethiopian-born with British citizenship, was arrested while transiting through Yemen last month.
An exiled Ethiopian opposition leader with British citizenship, who was sentenced to death in absentia, has been extradited to...