Ethiopia admits detaining senior opposition leader, conducts fresh crackdown against opposition party members

Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and Federal Police Joint Counter-terrorism Taskforce finally admitted it had detained Andargachew Tsige, second-in-command of Ginbot-7, an outlawed opposition party based in the US, since June 23. According to a joint statement from the NISS and the taskforce, Andargachew was detained at Sena’a airport, Yemen, on June 23, … Continue reading Ethiopia admits detaining senior opposition leader, conducts fresh crackdown against opposition party members