Ethiopia Arrests a Dozen Opposition Activists Over Flag Display
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Nizar Manek Detainees include prisoners previously freed by government Ethiopia has been under emergency rule since mid-February Ethiopian police arrested 12 opposition activists, including previously freed detainees, after they displayed a flag that differs from the official national banner. Those arrested include four members of the opposition Blue Party, two journalists including Eskinder Nega, the former vice chairman of the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party Andualem Aragie, and three members of the Zone 9 blogging collective, according to the chairmen of the two opposition parties. Ethiopian jounalist Eskinder Nega Photographer: Yonas Tadesse/AFP via Getty Images The arrests took place Sunday at a private house in Lebu on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa, Blue Party Chairman Yeshawas Assefa said by phone. About 70 activists had met separately earlier Sunday at a Blue Party lunch in the city to celebrate the recent rele...