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Serkalem Fasil is an Ethiopian journalist and former co-publisher of the newspapers Asqual, Menilik, and Satenaw. In November 2005, Fasil was arrested along with thirteen other reporters after publishing articles critical of the Ethiopian government's actions during the May 2005 parliamentary elections. Fasil and her co-defendants have been charged with "treason, outrages against the Consitution and incitement to armed conspiracy" and may face the death penalty if convicted. Amnesty International identifies her as a prisoner of conscience. While in prison, Fasil gave birth to a son in June 2006. She is currently being held in a Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa in a rat-, cockroach-, and flea-infested cell.[1]
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- ^ Ethiopia: Serkalem Fasil (f). Amnesty International (2006-11-28). Retrieved on January 16, 2007.
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