, ▁fear ing ▁a ▁lift ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁p ardon ▁that ▁sp ared ▁him ▁from ▁a ▁life ▁sentence ▁in ▁ 2 0 F ollow ing ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁Eth iop ian ▁ex iled ▁journal ists , ▁rights ▁groups ▁say ▁Daw it ' s ▁fate ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁becoming ▁a ▁classical ▁fate ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Eth iop ian ▁journal ists ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁independent ▁press . ▁CP J ▁said ▁" D aw it ▁K eb ede ▁has ▁end ured ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁government ' s ▁tact ics ▁to ▁silence ▁independent ▁voices , ▁from ▁official ▁int im id ation ▁and ▁state - sp ons ored ▁sm ear ▁campaign s ▁to ▁the ▁j ail ing ▁of ▁his ▁staff . ▁The ▁sil encing ▁of ▁A wr amba ▁Times ▁leaves ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁remaining ▁independent ▁critical ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁Daw it ▁K eb ede ▁cor ro bor ated ▁his ▁claim ▁cit ing ▁a ▁piece ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁state - owned ▁Am har ic ▁daily , ▁Add is ▁Z emen , ▁which ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁links ▁with ▁terror ist ▁groups ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁government ▁" to ▁re voke ▁his ▁p ardon ". ▁Government ▁officials , ▁however , ▁denied ▁any ▁plan ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁piece ▁on ▁Add is ▁Z emen ▁was ▁merely ▁an ▁opinion ▁piece . ▁ ▁R ela unch ing ▁of ▁A wr amba ▁Times ▁From ▁ex ile ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Daw it ▁re est ab lished ▁A