Journalist arrested

Ethiopia
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NDIMA

26 January 1998

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(NDIMA/IFEX) – Berhanu Leyewe, managing deputy manager of the Ethiopian weekly newspapers “Keyete” and “Taime Fiqir”, is reported to have been arrested on 22 January 1998. His whereabouts are unknown. Further efforts to contact sources in Ethiopia have been fruitless. HASH(0x9baa744)

(NDIMA/IFEX) – Berhanu Leyewe, managing deputy manager of the Ethiopian
weekly newspapers “Keyete” and “Taime Fiqir”, is reported to have been
arrested on 22 January 1998. His whereabouts are unknown. Further efforts
to contact sources in Ethiopia have been fruitless.

HASH(0x9baa744)

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