Gobeze Sisay
Gobeze Sisay is a journalist with The Voice of Amhara in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of May 6, 2023; charges: Anti-state.
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Gobeze Sisay is a journalist with The Voice of Amhara in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of May 6, 2023; charges: Anti-state.
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