Ethiopia has charged its most prominent opposition figure, Jawar Mohammed, and 23 others with terrorism-related offences, telecom fraud and other crimes, the attorney general's office announced Saturday. His lawyers have repeatedly asserted he was locked up because of his political views and have called for his release. The coffin of Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa is carried during his funeral in Ambo, Ethiopia, on July 2. (OBN via The Associated Press)Human rights groups have warned that such arrests show that Abiy's political reforms are slipping. Security reforms take time, he said.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2020 18:33 UTC