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21 January 2003

Eritrea bans Ethiopian songs
Bar and music shops owners have been told not to play Amharic music in public
Story from BBC

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: 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

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

Eritrea bans Ethiopian songs

Bar and music shops owners have been told not to play Amharic music in public

21 January 2003