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News: #EPRP says politician #Yeshiwas Assefa arrested, calls for immediate release The #Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has announced that politician Yeshiwas Assefa has been arrested, saying it confirmed the development through his family members. In a statement issued today, the party said Yeshiwas was taken into custody yesterday, describing the arrest as part of what it called the government’s continued crackdown on citizens engaged in peaceful political activity. “This is one of the countless acts that demonstrate the government’s ongoing suppression of citizens engaging in peaceful political activities,” the statement read. The EPRP further argued that such actions cast doubt on the credibility of the upcoming elections, which ruling party officials have repeatedly pledged will be free, fair and democratic. Instead, the party said, the current https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0haYBwZFd8QeABk6i1v9kN4LtHyVXkPGG4mFcjx4T6UPUAx1SVkJ5PCi2FpXQ74Col

#Ethiopia: Politician #Yeshiwas Assefa released hours after arrest Politician Yeshiwas Assefa has been released from custody hours after his arrest was confirmed by his party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party (#EPRP). Mistresellassie Tamrat, General Secretary of EPRP, confirmed to Addis Standard that Yeshiwas was released yesterday at approximately 5:00 PM. She said the politician, who is also an EPRP election candidate, was freed after being detained yesterday. Earlier in the day, EPRP said it had verified through family members that Yeshiwas had been arrested. In a statement, the party described the arrest as “one of the countless acts demonstrating the government's ongoing suppression of citizens engaged in peaceful political activities.” Yeshiwas, who previously served as chairman of the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (#EZEMA), has faced prior.... https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0joxCZicZF8EgEDFQmHdS2DJTZw56NdhZHg3pkF7p2bwbMKPTLtWMyroD9duASBtvl