Ethiopia: Two more journalists sentenced to jail on old charges
27.04.2006
Two more journalists have been sentenced to jail on revived charges under Ethiopia’s 1992 press law, according to CPJ sources. Wosonseged Gebrekidan, who is already jailed on anti-state charges, was sentenced to 16 months for defamation on April 18. Freelance writer Abraham Reta was sentenced to one year and jailed the same day.