Document #1198751

AI – Amnesty International

Ethiopia: Release opposition politician held for Facebook posts

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/ethiopia-release-opposition-politician-held-for-facebook-posts/

ecoi.net summary:
Opposition politician Yonatan Tesfaye faces death sentence on fabricated terrorism charges; he was arrested in December 2015 and held in lengthy pre-trial detention for comments he posted on social media
Country:
Ethiopia
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/ethiopia-release-opposition-politician-held-for-facebook-posts/
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
6 May 2016
Document ID:
1198751 (former ID 324008)

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