Andualem Aragie

Andualem Aragie
አንዷለም አራጌ
Vice President and Press Secretary for the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byGizachew Shiferaw
Personal details
Born (1972-11-04) 4 November 1972 (age 51)
Debre Tabor, Gondar Province, Ethiopian Empire
ChildrenNolawi Andualem
Ruh Andualem
Parent(s)Aragie Wale (father)
Kassanesh Gebeyehu (mother)

Andualem Aragie (Amharic: አንዱዓለም አራጌ; born 4 November 1972) is an Ethiopian politician and activist who is the Deputy Leader of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (ECSJ), an opposition party formed after the merger of 7 smaller opposition parties in May 2019. He was formerly the vice president and press secretary for the Ethiopian-based Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJP).[1][2] Andualem was sentenced to a life sentence on terrorism charges[3] after being imprisoned on September 14, 2011 along with prominent journalist Eskinder Nega and opposition party members and reporters.[3] His arrest has been ascribed by human rights organizations as a crackdown on dissent.[4] Human Rights Watch also reported his detention as well as other members of the opposition and the potential for serious abuse during his imprisonment.[5] He is now released from prison after the government pardoned him and other prisoners of conscience.

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  4. ^ "Ethiopia: Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies". Human Rights Watch. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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