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'''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|access-date=18 July 2016|archive-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716074211/http://www.hum(contracted; show full)esty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/ethiopia-respect-court-rulings-and-release-opposition-members/|title=Ethiopia: Respect court rulings and release opposition members|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref>  More than 30 members of the Semayawi Party were arrested before an April 27  political rally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecadforum.com/2014/04/26/ethiopia-semayawaiblue-party-members-are-being-arrested/|title=Ethiopia: Semayawai(Blue) Party members are being arrested|last=+ecadforum|date=26 April 2014
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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.}}</ref>

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