▁a ▁b iling ual ▁health ▁journal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Daw it ▁founded ▁and ▁became ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Had ar ▁New sp aper , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Z en aw i ' s ▁government . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁election ▁controvers y ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Eth iop ian ▁general ▁election , ▁Police ▁opened ▁gun fire ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁against ▁opposition ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁Add is ▁Ab aba . ▁Daw it ▁crit ically ▁condem ned ▁this ▁action , ▁referring ▁to ▁article ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁constitution . ▁Article ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁constitution ▁states ▁that ▁" Every ▁person ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁life . ▁No ▁person ▁may ▁be ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁except ▁as ▁a ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁a ▁serious ▁criminal ▁off ence ▁determined ▁by ▁law ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁authorities ▁arrested ▁him ▁along ▁with ▁senior ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁leading ▁opposition ▁group , ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁Unity ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁demonstr ations . ▁All ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁tre ason , ▁gen o cide , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁sub vert ▁the ▁constitution . ▁The ▁court ▁later ▁sent enced ▁the ▁prisoners ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁p ardon ed ▁and ▁fre ed ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Though ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁edit