Addis Ababa — An international press freedom watchdog has denounced an Ethiopian court hearing after a Judge on Friday renewed charges against a journalist who is facing multiple charges in connection to articles he published prior to the death of former Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi last year.
Temesghen Desalegn, former chief editor of Feteh was arrested on August 1 a few days after Ethiopian authorities clsoed the weekly Feteh newspaper and blocked the distribution of some 30,000 printed copies that had details on the health of the deceased premier.
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