Breaking: Teddy Afro’s close friend, Yesuf Yasin, was reportedly beaten and taken from his home by federal police just hours ago.
This is alarming. This concerns all of us.
Let’s stand together share, speak out, and push back so this does not continue!
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After detaining his close friend, federal police have now taken his spokesperson & deputy manager, Mahlet Solomon.
No official explanation.
As his new album gains massive attention, targeting his inner circle raises serious concerns about freedom of expression and intimidation.
#Ethiopia #HumanRightsViolation
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Musicians are often more effective at telling truth to power than journalists or experts. Like him or hate him, Teddy Afro deserves credit for his willingness and courage in saying through song what he sees as failures in Ethiopian politics. Listen!
https://t.co/tJB1tAu71e
Take a good look at #AbiyAhmed—the crocodile tears and familiar political theatrics. Haven’t we seen such drama before? While performing "sympathy" in public, his regime continues military operations with drones and heavy weaponry that have devastated communities and cost thousands of civilian lives in across the #Amhara and #Oromia regions.