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Group: Ethiopia regularly records phone callsMarch 21, 2014 10:14 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A rights group says that Ethiopia's government
regularly listens to and records the phone calls of opposition activists
and journalists using equipment provided by foreign technology companies.
Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday that the foreign equipment aids
the Ethiopian government's surveillance of perceived political opponents
inside and outside the country.
The group's Arvind Ganesan said Ethiopia is using its government-controlled
telecom system to silence dissenters. The group says that recorded phone
calls with family and friends are often played during abusive
interrogations.
Human Rights Watch said most of the monitoring technology is provided by
the Chinese firm ZTE. Several European companies have also provided
equipment, the group said, including from the U.K., Germany and Italy.
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