In 2014, Befeqadu was arrested along with eight of his blogger and journalist colleagues, all due to their participation in a collective blog known as Zone9, where they wrote about their government's obligations to human rights and constitutional law. 
Mwaka 2014, Befeqadu alikamatwa sambamba na waandishi na wanablogu wenzake kwa sababu ya ushiriki wao wa pamoja wa kuendesha blogu inayofahamika kama Zone9, jukwaa walilolitumia kuandika maoni yao kuhusu wajibu wa serikali kwenye haki za binadamu na utawala wa sheria.