Ethiopia: New Prime Minister Closes Ill-Famed Prison, but Opposition and Activists Await Real Systemic Change
The infamous Maekelawi Prison, a detention center and police station in Addis Ababa, has been closed following Abiy Ahmed‘s instatement as the new Ethiopian Prime Minister. Although officials have stated that 11 jailed journalists and politicians have been released on 5 April 2018, many remaining detainees have simply been moved to another correction facility. The Previous Prime Minister had...
