{"id":2105,"date":"2014-07-12T15:54:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2014-07-13T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T15:17:05","slug":"ethiopia-young-bloggers-jailed-for-over-two-months-without-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/ethiopia-young-bloggers-jailed-for-over-two-months-without-charge","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia: Young bloggers jailed for over two months without charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six members of blogging group Zone 9 and three other journalists could could face terrorism charges in one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists<\/span><\/p>\n

By Milana Knezevic \/ 11 July, 2014<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cWe blog because we care!\u201d This is the slogan and rallying cry of Zone 9, a group of young Ethiopians writing about social and political issues in their country. For over two months however, blogging has been out of the question for most of them. In late April, six members of the group \u2013 which takes its name from an area of Addis Ababa\u2019s notorious Kaliti prison, where several journalists are jailed \u2013 were arrested and have been detained since.<\/p>\n

Befeqadu Hailu, Abel Wabela, Atnaf Berahane, Natnael Feleke, Mahlet Fantahun, Zelalem Kibret \u2013 all between the age of 25 and 32 \u2013 have been accused of \u201cworking with foreign organisations\u201d and \u201creceiving finance to incite public violence through social media\u201d, but have yet to be formally charged. Journalists Edom Kassaye, Tesfalem Weldeyes and Asemamaw Hailegiorgis were also arrested for their alleged links to Zone 9. Tomorrow, several of them are due in court again.<\/p>\n

The story of the case so far, as covered by the blog Justice Matters, makes for worrying reading. The group were initially taken to Maekelawi detention centre, where according to Human Rights Watch, political prisoners have been tortured. They have been prevented from communicating with lawyers and family members. Hearings have predominantly served to extend the police\u2019s investigation period. Police have also appeared to move away from accusing them of conspiring with foreign organisations and towards a terrorism charge, under which other journalists have been sentenced.<\/p>\n

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