Mesfin Negash talked with us about the effect of the anti-terrorism law on Ethiopian journalism, the law’s hand in the exile of Addis Neger’s staff, and denies the validity of the government’s charges against him.
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Copwatch Nord-Paris IDF, a website that publicizes incidents of police brutality and misconduct, has been blocked in France. The site has been charged with “defaming and putting at risk the safety of police officers.”
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Sampsonia Way has been following the case of imprisoned Egyptian pacifist and blogger Maikel Nabil who has now been on hunger strike for more than sixty days.
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Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism law criminalizes any reporting that authorities believe “encourages” or “provides moral support” to groups or causes that the government has labeled terrorist.
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Egyptian pacifist and writer Maikel Nabil Sanad, who had slipped into a coma last Tuesday, has recently emerged and begun his hunger and thirst strike anew.
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