(July 04, 2011, thelocal.se)-The two Swedish reporters being held in custody in Ethiopia may face a court on Tuesday, but according to the Foreign Ministry it is not yet known what they are charged with.
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“They are alive and held by the authorities, but we don’t know how seriously injured they are,” said Linn Duvhammar at the Foreign ministry to news agency TT.
Freelance journalist Johan Persson and photo-journalist Martin Schibbye first entered Ethiopia by crossing the border to Somalia.
Freelance journalist Johan Persson and photo-journalist Martin Schibbye first entered Ethiopia by crossing the border to Somalia.
The purpose of the journey was to shadow the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) Guerrilla and report on the conflict between the Somali guerrillas and the Ethiopian state.
On Sunday news agency TT reported that the UK branch of the ONLF had said in a statement that a pro-Ethiopian newspaper had published the names of the missing Swedes and confirmed that they had been taken into custody by the army.
The paper also was reported saying that the two men’s guerrilla guides had been killed. Read more »
On Sunday news agency TT reported that the UK branch of the ONLF had said in a statement that a pro-Ethiopian newspaper had published the names of the missing Swedes and confirmed that they had been taken into custody by the army.
The paper also was reported saying that the two men’s guerrilla guides had been killed. Read more »
Source: thelocal.se
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