Asmamaw Hailegiorgis

Hailegiorgis 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. Following his initial arrest in 2014, he was released in 2015. He and fellow members were later acquitted of terrorism charges. However, criminal charges continued for some, including Befekadu Hailu, Natnail Feleke, and Atnaf Berhane, who faced repeated legal harassment until charges were eventually dropped by prosecutors in 2018.