Ethiopia Spies on Dissidents Using Foreign Technologies, Report Says

The Ethiopian government is using European and Chinese surveillance technology to spy on its political opponents, a new report suggests.

The Human Rights Watch report accused the government of spying on citizens' phone calls and Internet activity. It details how Ethiopia's ruling party intercepts cellphone communications and emails, censors websites and harasses opposition bloggers and Facebook users — all with the help of technology made in Germany, Italy, China and the UK.

Intercepted communications have been used to crack down on opposition party members, political dissidents, journalists and young members of the ethnic Oromo population, according to the report published on Tuesday Read more...