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INTERVIEW: High-profile political prisoner freed in Ethiopia amid reconciliation drive - Africa Live
CGTN Africa
British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsige who was being held on death row has been freed. He’s been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his home in the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government had...
Ethiopia: Police unit unlawfully killing people must be stopped (Amnesty International)
The Ethiopian government must immediately withdraw and disband the Liyu police unit of the Somali regional state, whose members are unlawfully killing people in neighbouring Oromia region, Amnesty International said today.
Members of the unit,...
Ethiopia frees abducted Briton Andargachew Tsege on death row- BBC
British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, who was being held on death row in Ethiopia, has been freed.
He has been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his family home in the capital, Addis Ababa.
The Ethiopian government...
UNHCR suspends services, says refugees attack staff - The Star
By RAMADHAN RAJAB
The UN refugee agency in Westlands has be closed, amid claims of harassment by asylum seekers.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees offices have been closed since May 22. However, the spokesman denied the claims.
“Appointments...
Ethiopian-born Swedish doctor freed after charges dropped
The Washington Post
By Jan M. Olsen | AP
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Swedish doctor who had been imprisoned in his native Ethiopia on charges of corruption and terrorism has been freed.
Fikru Maru told Swedish broadcaster SVT on Tuesday that...