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Blen Mesfin
[[File:Ethiopia (Africa orthographic projection).svg|thumb|Ethiopia]]
'''Blen Mesfin''' (Amharic: ብሌን መስፍን) is an [[official]] in [[Ethiopia]]’s opposition Semayawi (Blue) [[Political party|Party]].  <ref name="humanrights.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.humanrights.gov/freethe20/|title=#Freethe20 - HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information|publisher=|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> I(contracted; show full)

Two other members of the Semayawi Party, [[Meron Alemayehu]] (ሜሮን አለማየሁ ) and [[Nigist Wondifraw]] (ንግስት ወንዲፍራው), were also arrested.  They were #5 and #6 in the FreeThe20 campaign.  They are now free. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/09/246541.htm|title=We're sorry, that page can't be found.|publisher=}}</ref>

Mesfin was released in December 2016,<ref>
{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AmbPower44/status/812682788725985281|title=Encouraging news:#Ethiopia released Blue Party ldrs,incl Blen Mesfin.Cannot rest until pol prisoners everywhere are #FreeToBeHome.#FreeThe20pic.twitter.com/ysqxY9g1Rv|first=Samantha|last=Power|date=24 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref> along with a mass release of 9,800 people detained under the state of emergency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africanews.com/2016/12/24/ethiopia-s-mass-release-of-detainees-excites-top-us-officials-call-for-more/|title=Ethiopia's mass release of 'detainees' excites top US officials, call for more|first=|last=AfricaNews|date=24 December 2016|website=Africanews}}</ref> According to Ethiopian journalist [[Tesfalem Waldyes‏]] she was re-arrested during a wave of arrests in October 2016.‏<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tesfalemw/status/785892653447557121|title=Here comes another wave of arrest in #Ethiopia. Blen Mesfin of Blue Party & part of @AmbassadorPower's #Freethe20 campaign re-arrested today|first=Tesfalem|last=Waldyes|date=11 October 2016|publisher=}}</ref>  

== Other websites ==

Ethiopia: Semayawi Party (Blue Party), including origin, mandate, leadership. (UNHCR)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/54c9f8064.html|title=Refworld - Ethiopia: Semayawi Party (Blue Party), including origin, mandate, leadership. Structure, legal status, and election participation; party membership; treatment of party members and supporters by authorities|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|last=Refugees|publisher=}}</ref>

== References == 
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