DDIS ABABA,
Ethiopia (AP) -- A court in Ethiopia has charged a social media activist for
inciting violence and other terror-related offenses citing Facebook posts as
evidence.
Yonathan
Tesfaye, a former spokesman for the opposition Blue Party, was charged
Wednesday by Ethiopia's Federal High Court. If convicted, he could face a death
sentence.
Yonathan
was detained by Ethiopian security forces in December at the height of violent
protests in the Oromo community over an alleged plan by the government to grab
their land.
Rights
groups say the Ethiopian government is using sweeping anti-terror laws to crack
down on those critical of the regime.
Muthoni
Wanyeki, Amnesty's regional chief, said Yonathan spoke against a possible land
grab in Oromia, which is not a crime and is certainly not terrorism.
Source: Associated Press
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