UN: WHEN BLOGGING IS A CRIME

By Penelope Starr, UN As the global handwringing around freedom of expression continues unabated, with everyone from Pope Francis to Hollywood celebrities weighing in, a group of bloggers and journalists in Ethiopia is facing their 266th day in detention. In April 2014, six bloggers and three journalists were arrested and charged on suspicions of supporting and inciting terrorism.

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EFF Calls for Release of Ethiopian Dissident Bloggers

APRIL 29, 2014 EFF BY EVA GALPERIN Six Ethiopian bloggers, all members of the Zone Nine bloggers’ collective, were arrested this weekend. Befekadu Hailu, Atnaf Berahane, Natnael Feleke, Mahlet Fantahun, Zelalem Kibret, and Abel Wabela were reportedly arrested in the streets or

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