Yikanu Yelma, mother of Ethiopian blogger Soliyana Shimeles, had her home searched after Shimeles was charged in absentia for her role in the Zone 9 blog. Human rights and press-freedom advocates say the arrests demonstrate a crackdown on critics of the government. Photograph: Simona Foltyn/Washington Post Group calling for greater rights and democracy faces terrorism
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