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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian court has dropped charges against two U.S.-based media outlets once accused of coordinating anti-government protests, as well as a high-profile politician and opposition activist.
The developments reported by the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate are the latest under new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who since his installation in April has secured the release of several thousands of prisoners.
Charges were dropped against broadcasters ESAT and OMN and activist Jawar Mohammed.
Charges also were dropped against politician Berhanu Nega, who leads the opposition Patriotic Ginbot 7 group and was previously sentenced to death.
Also Tuesday, Ethiopia-born British national Andgargachew Tsige walked free after being pardoned Saturday on "special circumstances." He was secretary-general of Ginbot 7 and had been detained in Yemen in 2014 under Ethiopia's infamous anti-terror law.
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