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In Ethiopia, Swedish journalists handed prison terms – CPJ

New York, December 27, 2011–In a highly politicized trial, two Swedish journalists have been sentenced in an Ethiopian court to 11-year jail terms after being convicted of supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally, according to news reports.

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Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia — Voice of America journalists already penalized — BBG Watch

BBG Watch -- As the trial of two Swedish journalists gets underway in Ethiopia, it is worth remembering that a Voice of America journalist David Arnold was dismissed

Blog: Swedish support for jailed colleagues in Ethiopia, Eritrea — CPJ

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If you pass by Kronoberg Prison in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, you will see journalists chained to its gates. They have

Ethiopia – Outcome already decided in trial of Swedish journalists? — RSF

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders will pay close attention to the trial of Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson , which is

Committee to Protect Journalists Impact — CPJ on WikiLeaks

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News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, September 2011

Journalist ID'd in WikiLeaks cable, flees Ethiopia

U.S. diplomatic cables disclosed last

BBG pushes health reporting and English lessons, downplays political and human rights journalism on Voice of America

Recent developments suggest that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which manages U.S government-funded international broadcasts, has chosen health reporting and English lessons as a partial substitute for

Two Ethiopian journalists detained on terrorism charges — CPJ

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New York, September 16, 2011--Authorities in Ethiopia arrested two independent journalists this week on accusations of involvement in a terrorism

Ethiopian journalist ID’d in WikiLeaks cable flees country — CPJ

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New York, September 14, 2011--U.S. diplomatic cables disclosed last month by WikiLeaks cited an Ethiopian journalist by name and referred

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Censorship at the Voice of America: Broadcasting Board of Governors Sided with Ethiopian Regime Against VOA Journalist

FreeMediaOnline.org San Francisco, CA, USA, July 24, 2011 -- Leaders of the Ethiopian American community joined by free media

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