▁Eth iop ian ▁actor ▁and ▁activ ist ▁Deb eb e ▁E sh etu . ▁Eth iop ian ▁anti - ter ror ism ▁legisl ation ▁prohib its ▁" any ▁reporting ▁de emed ▁to ▁' enc ou rage ' ▁or ▁' prov ide ▁moral ▁support ' ▁to ▁groups ▁and ▁causes ▁the ▁government ▁de ems ▁' ter ror ists '. ▁ ▁N ega ▁and ▁his ▁co - def end ants , ▁including ▁And u alem ▁Arag ie , ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁G in bot ▁ 7 , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁recently ▁added ▁to ▁Eth iop ia ' s ▁list ▁of ▁terror ist ▁organizations . ▁In ▁November , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁co - def end ants ▁were ▁accused ▁by ▁state ▁media ▁of ▁being ▁" sp ies ▁for ▁foreign ▁forces ". ▁N ega ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁terror ism ▁charges ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁N ega ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁in ▁j ail ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁terror ism . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁UN ▁panel ▁found ▁N ega ' s ▁j ail ing ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁international ▁law . ▁ ▁After ▁delay ing ▁a ▁decision ▁on ▁seven ▁occasions , ▁Eth iop ia ’ s ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁N ega ' s ▁ 1 8 - year ▁sentence ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4