Ethiopia: Concern grows over health of jailed political leaders
Several Ethiopian opposition figures charged with ‘terrorism’ last year began a hunger strike in late January,
![Jawar Mohammed has been on hunger strike since January 27 and has developed unspecified kidney problems, according to his lawyer [File: Michael Tewelde/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/0f3fd55fc8b84b51980db4ef9056963c_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513)
13 Feb 2021
Concerns are growing about the health of several imprisoned Ethiopian opposition figures who launched a hunger strike some two weeks ago, with protests erupting in Oromia to demand the release of some of the region’s most prominent political leaders.