Atnaf Berhane

Berhane is one of the Zone 9 Bloggers, a group formed in 2012 to publish political commentary online in the face of tightening restrictions on expression. The Ethiopian Supreme Court levied criminal charges against Berhane in 2017 following his initial arrest in 2014. He was arrested and acquitted of terrorism charges in 2015. However, incitement charges persisted until 2018, when prosecutors announced plans to drop his case. Due to a paperwork error, the process was delayed, and a judge stated the case would continue if documentation was not presented by February 24, 2018.