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See on Scoop.it<\/a> – Rights & Liberties<\/a>
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Eskinder Nega, a journalist and dissident blogger based in Addis Ababa, is one of Ethiopia\u2019s leading advocates for press freedom and freedom of expression.<\/p>\n

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