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Trial of Jawar Mohammed et.al
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News: Defendants on Jawar Mohammed file continue protest with hunger; police briefly detain defense lawyer
By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Abeba, February 02/2021 – Defendants in Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba and others’ file have continued their protest with hunger for the sixth day. Families of the detainees at the federal Kality prison told Addis Standard that the detainees vowed to continue the hunger strike until their …
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News: Jawar, Bekele et.al protest with hunger after police detain dozens of supporters from court premises
By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Ababa, January 28/2021 – Family members of Jawar Mohamed told Addis Standard that Jawar, Bekele Gerba and other co-defendants, who are currently facing accusations on terrorism and criminal charges, have declined to receive food delivery in protest against the detention by the police of at least 80 …
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News: Opposition party Oromo Federalist Congress says it will find it “extremely hard” to take part in coming elections under existing conditions
Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, December 09/2020 – In a statement it released today, the opposition party, Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) says despite having the willingness, it finds it “extremely hard” to take part in coming elections under the existing conditions in the country whereby many of its leadership as …