, ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁N ega ' s ▁" Let ter ▁from ▁Eth iop ia ’ s ▁Gul ag " ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁op - ed . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁prison ▁holding ▁N ega ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁be ▁shut ▁down , ▁with ▁political ▁prisoners ▁fre ed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" f oster ▁national ▁recon c ili ation ". ▁N ega ▁was ▁only ▁allowed ▁freedom ▁if ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁conf ession ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G in bot ▁ 7 ▁group ▁designated ▁terror ists ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ; ▁but ▁N ega ▁refused , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁false ▁conf ession . ▁ ▁E sk inder ▁N ega ▁was ▁fre ed ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁political ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁newspaper ▁named ▁eth iop is ▁ <0xE1> <0x8A> <0xA2> <0xE1> <0x89> <0xB5> <0xE1> <0x8B> <0xAE> <0xE1> <0x8C> <0xB2> <0xE1> <0x88> <0xB5> ▁a ▁week ly ▁am har ic ▁news la per ▁in ▁eth iop ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 / 1 9 ▁and ▁leading ▁ast ru gg le ▁about ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁add is ▁ab aba . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁arrested ▁by ▁Add is ▁Ab aba ▁Police ▁on ▁grounds ▁that ▁are ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁specified . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁ 2 0