Arrested and detained in Addis Ababa on April 25 and 26, they since have been behind bars on informal accusations of “working with foreign organizations that claim to be human rights activists and…receiving finance to incite public violence through social media.” 
Wakiwa wamekamatwa na kuwekwa ndani jijini Addis Ababa tarehe 25 na 26 Aprili, wamekuwa mahabusu kwa tuhuma zisizo rasmi za "kufanya kazi na mashirika ya kigeni yanayodai kuendesha harakati za haki za binadamu na ...kupokea fedha kwa ajili ya kuchochea ghasia kwa kutumia mitandao ya kijamii.”