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Ethiopia Uses Anti-Terror Laws to Terrorize Dissent
Exiled journalist receives second life sentence
By Peter Valk
Epoch Times Staff
Last week, the Ethiopian High Court delivered harsh sentences to five dissident journalists, including an exiled editor living in the United States, on vague charges of terrorism. Critics call the charges trumped up and accuse Ethiopia of using so-called anti-terrorism laws as a tool of oppression.
“They don’t have any evidence about any act of terror. I believe in peaceful civil resistance to replace dictators like Meles Zenawi,” said Elias Kifle, the editor-in-chief of Ethiopian Review, who was given a life sentence in absentia.
The defendants were all found guilty on terror charges and received prison terms ranging from 14 years to life. The evidence was said to mainly consist of articles critical of the government, intercepted emails, and phone calls between reporters.
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