Group: Ethiopia Regularly Records Phone Calls The Associated Press Mar 21, 2014, 10:15 AM A rights group says that Ethiopias 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 governments surveillance of perceived political opponents inside and outside the country. The groups 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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