Ethiopie : Anti Terror or Anti Free Press ? Brutal repression against independent journalists

The repressive regime of Meles Zenaw has decreed a convenient anti
terrorism law that is invoking to justify its repression against free journalist and
all political dissidents. The so called law is such that a mild critic of the regime
qualifies as terrorism. To help along, the regime has decreed quite a few
journalists as terrorists even though some of them have no army or armed group
or have never engaged in actions that can remotely be associated with terrorism.
Reeyot Alemu & Woubshet Taye are journalists jailed by the repressive regime
and accused of being members of a terrorist organization. Woubshet has been
brutally tortured in an attempt to force him to expose “his accomplices”. Eskinder
Nega, along with his wife, had passed time in prison when the regime jailed many
opposition leaders following the 2005 election. He is now, once again, thrown into
prison on charges of terrorism as he has been writing critical articles of the
Meles regime Eskinder’s latest article was in fact arguing for the continuation of
the peaceful struggle against the Meles regime. It is now very clear that the so
called anti terrorism law is being used as a convenient means to strike at the free
press and all dissidents. Woubshet, Reeyot and Eskinder are all innocent victims
of a repressive regime that is desperately trying to stamp out all dissidence and
independent voices in the country.

INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS INJUSTICE EVERYWHERE

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