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Saturday 15 September 2012
Swedish journalists freed from Ethiopian jail
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Swedish reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson (R) arrive at Arlanda airport in Stockholm 14 September 2012.
Reuters/Anders Wiklund/Scanpix
By William Niba

Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson have returned to Sweden after being pardoned and freed by Ethiopia. The men were initially sentenced to 11 years' jail after entering the country from neighbouring Somalia with fighters from the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebel group. RFI spoke to Anna Roxwall, a spokeswoman for the pair.

 

tags : Jail - Journalists - Media - Press freedom - Sweden
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