Photo: AmnestyThe Ethiopian government has pardoned 746 prisoners, including prominent opposition figure Andualem Arage and journalist Eskinder Nega. All prisoners of conscience must be released immediately and unconditionally and compensated for the grave injustices done to them.”BackgroundAt the time of his arrest, Eskinder was editor of the Satanaw newspaper. He was charged under the draconian Anti-Terrorism Proclamation with providing support for terrorists and sentenced to 18 years in prison. He has been held in Addis Ababa’s infamous Kality prison where 8,000 inmates are held in cramped, dilapidated and poorly ventilated cells. Also to be released with Eskinder is opposition politician Andualem Aragie, who was serving a life sentence, also on trumped-up terrorism charges.

Source: Ethiopian News February 09, 2018 07:23 UTC