Ethiopia files terror charges against leading opposition activist Jawar Mohammed
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against a prominent media mogul and opposition politician from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed, the Attorney General's Office said on Saturday.
Jawar, the founder of the Oromiya Media Network and a member of the Oromo Federalist Congress party, was arrested in June amid widespread unrest following the assassination of popular Oromo musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa.
Jawar and 22 other activists, including Oromo opposition leader Bekele Garba, face charges of…