Ethiopia: Tigray Court Hands Life Sentences in Public Killing of Zewdu Haftu, but Justice System Faces Continued Scrutiny
Monday, 14 July 2025 () [Addis Standard] Mekelle -- Nearly two years after the brutal public killing of 32-year-old Zewdu Haftu in Mekelle, a court in Tigray has sentenced two men to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole -- a landmark decision in a case that ignited widespread public outrage, galvanized women's rights advocates, and laid bare systemic failures within the region's justice system.
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