Andargachew Tsige and Yemen – Page 2

British Government blasted for ‘dodging obligations’ and not pressing for release of Brit on death row in Ethiopia

The Independent By CAHAL MILMO Political refugee Andy Tsege ‘kidnapped’ by Ethopia and possibly facing torture. The partner of a British father-of-three being held on death row after he was spirited into Ethiopia has accused the Government of “dodging its obligations” by insisting it has no grounds for demanding his release. Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, 59, was

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Yemen’s Saleh seeks refuge in Ethiopia

The Middle East Monitor Ali Abdullah Saleh Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has decided to flee to Ethiopia to escape a likely attack by armed Houthi militias, after the group directed many threats at him and besieged his home, a media source close to the presidential palace said. The news website Yemen Ethadi reported that “the

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Yemen’s Saleh seeks refuge in Ethiopia

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British Government using taxpayer’s money to train Ethiopia’s security forces while British man is held there on death row

The Independent By CHRIS GREEN The Government is using taxpayers’ money to train security forces in Ethiopia who are currently holding a British father of three on death row, The Independent has learnt. Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, from London, was seized at an airport in Yemen on 23 June and resurfaced in Ethiopian detention two weeks later, in what

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EU Human Rights Committee hearing on Andargachew Tsige

EU Human Rights Watch and Andargachew Tsige http://youtu.be/BwEHQSso51M

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US State Department issues travel warning for Eritrea

US Department of State The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and strongly recommends U.S. citizens not travel to the country since there is increasing possibility U.S. citizens will not receive the requisite exit permit from Eritrean authorities. This replaces the Travel Warning for Eritrea of November

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Op-Ed In Ethiopia, a stranglehold on freedom

LA Times By MERON AHADU AND LULIT MESFIN When Secretary of State John F. Kerry traveled to Ethiopia last year, he met a young blogger named Natnael Feleke. When he returned a few months ago, Kerry found that Feleke, along with five other bloggers and three journalists, had been arrested — the latest in a long

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UK summons Ethiopian diplomat over opposition official’s arrest

Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain summoned Ethiopia’s chargé d’affaires on Monday to raise its concerns about the arrest of a British national being held in Ethiopia who has been sentenced to death over his involvement with an opposition political group. Andargachew Tsige was sentenced to death in 2009 in absentia and another trial handed him

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