Imprisoned Canadian says he was tortured in Ethiopia
Posted: 26 Mar 2026, 23:52
A Canadian man has suffered severe beatings at the hands of Ethiopian police who have imprisoned him for more than five months on allegations that he supported a banned militia, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says.
The man, 39-year-old Esubalew Birhanie, is a ground technician at Toronto’s Pearson airport. He was visiting family in Ethiopia when he was pulled off an airplane last October. Police are accusing him of links to Fano, an ethnic-based militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara region that has been banned by the government.
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The man, 39-year-old Esubalew Birhanie, is a ground technician at Toronto’s Pearson airport. He was visiting family in Ethiopia when he was pulled off an airplane last October. Police are accusing him of links to Fano, an ethnic-based militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara region that has been banned by the government.
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