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Ethiopian News | The ruling tribal junta convicts 13 Ethiopian opposition leaders

Ethiopian News | The ruling tribal junta convicts 13 Ethiopian opposition leaders

ADDIS ABABA 7 (Reuters) - A U.S.-based university professor is among 13 men convicted in absentia by [a kangaroo court in] Ethiopia for plotting to overthrow the government, the state news agency said on Friday.

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