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NEWS21 January 2003 Eritrea bans Ethiopian songs Bar and music shops owners have been told not to play Amharic music in public Story from BBC Related reading Eritrea: Gospel singer released in wheelchair After two and a half year of imprisonment in Mai Serwa army camp, gospel singer Helen Berhane who belonged to a banned evangelical church in Eritrea was released in late October, according to a statement issued by Amnesty International 08 November 2006 Ethiopia: Unanswered question of censorshiip at Teddy Afro's first concert Was it self-censorship or restrictions that held Teddy Afro back from playing his two most controversial songs at his triumphant 'back-in-freedom concert'? 14 October 2009 Ethiopia: Teddy Afro free at last On 13 August 2009, the Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro was finally released from prison. Freemuse caught up with him the following day where he gave this short interview 18 August 2009 Ethiopia: Teddy Afro sentenced to six years in prison for hit-and-run incident Popular Ethiopian reggae singer and opposition political icon Teddy Afro was sentenced to six years in prison for hit-and-run death of a homeles 08 December 2008 Ethiopia: Teddy Afro's trial takes a strange twist The defence lawyer of imprisoned musician Teddy Afro and an editor-in-chief of a local newspaper which interviewed the lawyer were arrested in Addis Ababa on 4 August 2008 06 August 2008 Ethiopia: No release for singer Teddy Afro Teddy Afro is still imprisoned after he appeared in court again on 4 July 2008. "The authorities are framing a popular singer," writes Tsigue Shiferaw 14 July 2008 Ethiopia: Three witnesses testify in musician's trial Singer Teddy Afro appeared in court on 21 May 2008. This fifth hearing allowed the prosecution to introduce its key witnesses to the court 26 May 2008 Ethiopia: Popular protest singer imprisoned On 16 April 2008 the Ethiopian reggae singer Teddy Afro was suddenly arrested and charged with causing the death of a young man. His fans believe he was framed 07 May 2008 Eritrea: Two music shops shut down, singer imprisoned In December 2005, Eritrean police raided two music shops in Asmara. Popular evangelical Christian singer Helen Berhane has been jailed without trial since May 2004 19 January 2006 Ethiopia/Sweden: concert cancelled due to death threat A death threat against Ethiopian superstar Teddy Afro caused the Swedish festival Selam to cancel his concert in Stockholm 05 December 2005