Eritrea releases Swedish journalist after four years
Eritrean authorities have released a journalist whom they held for four years while 12 others still remain in custody, the Paris-based Reporters without Borders (RSF) said in a statement on Saturday. Dawit Isaac, 41, an Eritrean who also took Swedish citizenship in the 1980s and the proprietor of the former weekly Setit, was one of ten newspaper owners, editors and journalists accused without evidence of being Ethiopian ‘traitors’ and ’spies’ by the government, the statement said. Earlier this year, RSF accused Eritrea of violations of press freedom, ranking it 166th out of 167 countries in its annual report. (AFP, The Local,November 22, 2005)
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Better check your story. Looks like Eritrea has put Mr. Dawit back in jail!
Comment by Harry Pendel — November 23, 2005 @ 7:40 am
Ethiopian ‘traitors’ and ’spies’ by the government, the statement said. Earlier this year, RSF accused Eritrea of violations
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Comment by rolex — December 3, 2005 @ 12:51 pm