Reyot Alemu released from prison

Addis Ababa: July 9, 2015 (FBC) – Journalist Reyot Alemu has been freed yesterday after serving four years of a five year prison sentence. Reyot won an appeal at the Supreme Court against an initial 14 year sentence for terrorism charges at the 3^rd Bench of the Federal High Court, which lowered her sentence to five years, only convicting her of professionally supporting a terrorist organization.