8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁following ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁N ega ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁capital ▁off enses ▁of ▁tre ason , ▁" out rages ▁against ▁the ▁Constitution " ▁and ▁" inc itement ▁to ▁armed ▁consp i racy ". ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁designated ▁him ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁conscience , ▁" det ained ▁sole ly ▁for ▁exer cis ing ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ", ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁his ▁immediate ▁release . ▁The ▁group ▁also ▁protest ed ▁the ▁" po or ▁and ▁uns an it ary " ▁conditions ▁of ▁his ▁det ention ▁at ▁Kar che le ▁prison . ▁ ▁N ega ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁served ▁sevent een ▁months ' ▁imprison ment ▁before ▁being ▁released ▁by ▁president ial ▁p ardon ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Following ▁the ▁conv iction , ▁N ega ' s ▁license ▁to ▁practice ▁journal ism ▁was ▁rev oked ▁and ▁his ▁newspaper ▁was ▁closed ▁by ▁authorities ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁instead ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁publish ▁online . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁terror ism ▁conv iction ▁ ▁E sk inder ▁was ▁arrested ▁again ▁along ▁with ▁four ▁polit icians ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁publishing ▁a ▁column ▁that ▁critic ized ▁both ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁government ' s ▁det ain ment ▁of ▁journal ists ▁as ▁sus pected ▁terror ists ▁and ▁its ▁arrest ▁of