Ethiopian govt and opposition start talks on amending anti-terrorism law
Ethiopia's national flag in a file photo. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo/ ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition started talks with opposition groups on Wednesday on amending provisions of an anti-terrorism law that critics say has criminalised dissent, state-affiliated media said. Watchdog groups say the 2009 law's broad definitions have been used indiscriminately against anyone who opposes government policy. Among its provisions, it makes anyone publishing information deemed to encourage terrorism liable to a jail term of ...
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