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A blogger from Ethiopia has been given 18 years in prison for violating the country’s anti-terrorism legislation. Eskinder Nega, as well as 23 others, were found guilty under this legislation last month. Eskinder Nega is a journalist who was, in May, awarded the prestigious Pen America’s Freedom to Write annual prize for his work. [BBC]
Syria’s opposition has urged the UN to step in with a binding resolution. Reports from the massacre in Tremesh have prompted Western nations to draft a resolution but Russia spurns involvement with Assad’s regime. [Al Jazeera]