In April 2014 six bloggers of the Zone 9 website were arrested by Ethiopian authorities with three other journalists on allegations of terrorism under the Anti-Terror Proclamation. The Ethiopian government claimed the group planned attacks, incited violence, and attended a training session on digital security.
Two of the bloggers were released in July of this year after charges against them were dropped. Another blogger, Soleyana Gebremichael, who lives in exile was also acquitted of all charges from the Ethiopian government.
One journalist, Tesfalem Waldyes, came back to Addis Ababa to hear the court verdict. Waldyes told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that “This whole thing [court case alleging terrorism] is absurd.”
