Wednesday, 13 June 2007

EthioGuardian.com: Four journalists face prison sentences or, in two cases, death penalty

"Four journalists face prison sentences or, in two cases, death penalty
Press release

12 June 2007

ETHIOPIA

A federal high court verdict finding four journalists and three press groups guilty yesterday of trying to “overthrow constitutional rule” was condemned today by Reporters Without Borders as a serious retrograde development. Two of the four journalists face a possible death sentence or life imprisonment. They are part of a group of 38 opposition members who were convicted yesterday. Most had been in prison ever since a wave of arrests in November 2005.

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