*Ethiopia court jails members of outlawed group Ginbot 7*
A court in Ethiopia has sentenced more than 30 people to long prison terms for belonging to an outlawed group.
The move comes just two weeks after the government announced it would free some politicians who have been convicted or who are facing various charges in court.
Members of the Ginbot 7 group, founded by an Ethiopian-born British citizen, Andargachew Tsege, will now serve sentences of between 15 and 18 years.
Bekele Gerba, an official of the Oromo Federalist Congress, was jailed after he protested against the non-appearance of defence witnesses in the court trying his case.
Up until now, the government has not followed up on its promise or issued a clear timeline on when those politicians jailed would be set free, reports BBC Ethiopia correspondent Emmanuel Igunza in the capital, Addis Ababa.
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