"38 Are Convicted in Ethiopia After Political Crackdown
By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, June 12, 2007; Page A18
NAIROBI, June 11 -- An Ethiopian court found 38 prisoners guilty Monday of charges ranging from 'outrage against the constitution' to aggravated high treason in a trial the prisoners called a sham, and which international human rights groups have roundly condemned.
The convictions came even as U.S. officials had been negotiating for months behind the scenes for the prisoners' release.
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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