Posts Tagged ‘Journalist’

Swedish Journalists Jailed in Ethiopia to Seek Pardon, No file to appeal

January 10 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, People, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Two Swedish journalists sentenced to prison in Ethiopia on terrorism charges have decided to seek clemency rather than file an appeal.  Ethiopia’s federal high court is currently hearing three other terrorism trials involving journalists and opposition politicians. Journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson said Tuesday they would not appeal their 11-year sentence for entering Ethiopia illegally and... Read more

Ethiopia Sentenced 11 Years on Arrested Swedish Journalists

December 27 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, People, Politics Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopia jails Swedish journalists on terror charges Lawyers for Johan Persson (L) and Martin Schibbye (R) say they are considering an appeal Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism. Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were detained in July after they were captured in Ethiopia with rebels from... Read more

Ethiopian rebels group ONLF say Swedish journalists are innocent

December 23 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics Tags: , , , , , ,

NAIROBI — Ethiopian rebels said on Thursday the conviction of two Swedish journalists on terrorism charges for supporting the group was “unjust” as they were innocent and called for their release. An Ethiopian court Wednesday convicted Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson of supporting a terrorist group and entering the country illegally, with the prosecution calling for a... Read more

Ethiopian Court Found Swedish Journalists Guilty

December 21 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, People, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A court in Ethiopia convicted two Swedish journalists Wednesday of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered the country with an ethnic Somali rebel group. The pair, who now face up to 15 years in prison at their sentencing next week, have said they were gathering news at the time of their... Read more

Evidence on Swedish journalists trial ‘faked’: Lawyer

December 6 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , ,

More evidence presented against the two Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia has been faked, according to their defense lawyer, who said that his two clients didn’t know the guerrilla soldiers charged alongside them. “Martin and Johan have told me very decidedly that they had never seen these two guys before. Not during any stage of their... Read more

Awramba Times Dawit Kebede joins Ethiopia’s exiled journalists

November 22 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

New York, — Dawit Kebede, managing editor of Awramba Times, one of Ethiopia’s two remaining independent Amharic-language newspapers offering critical analysis of local politics, announced today that he was forced to leave the country after he received a tip last week about alleged government plans to re-imprison him. Kebede also said that the paper was unlikely... Read more

Ethiopian Journalists Flee as Others Tried for Terror

November 15 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Two newspaper columnists known for sharp criticisms of Ethiopia’s government are reported to have fled into exile, just as other journalists being tried on charges of treason and espionage. Ethiopia’s journalist community was abuzz Tuesday with word that “Abe Tokichaw” has become the latest government critic to flee the country. The pen ... Read more

Swedish journalists deny backing Ethiopian rebels

November 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA — Two Swedish journalists charged with terrorism in Ethiopia rejected witness claims Tuesday that they had supported a rebel group, as the prosecution opened its case against them. Police inspector Mohamed Ahmed testified that the accused, photographer Johan Persson and reporter Martin Schibbye, had told him they came to Ethiopia ... Read more

Ethiopia : Witness says 2 Swedish journalists ‘supported’ rebel group

November 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A witness in a terror trial against two Swedish journalists arrested in Ethiopia told a court on Tuesday that the pair planned to “support” a rebel group. Ethiopian troops captured journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye during a clash with rebels in the Ogaden in the country’s restive east... Read more

Swedish Journalists’ Terror Trial Opens in Ethiopia

October 18 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It was standing room only Tuesday as a three-judge federal panel began hearing the case of Swedish journalists charged with terrorism by Ethiopian authorities after being arrested with members of an outlawed rebel group in the restive Ogaden region. Among those present were 18 Swedish journalists who flew in from Stockholm, partly in... Read more

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