A group of Minnesota state senators is calling on federal officials to help release a Minnesotan imprisoned in Ethiopia. As of Friday he's been on a hunger strike for 19 days. State Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, said Mohammed needs to be released and brought back to his family in Brooklyn Park. These political prisoners are on a hunger strike and so now it's a life or death situation,” said Hoffmann. Hoffman joined five other state senators in asking the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia to check on the well-being of Mohammed and other political prisoners who've joined the hunger strike.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2021 21:00 UTC