Ahmed has been rented to the reforms hoped to promote a more open political and media environment. But national critics accuses it of authoritarian trends, including locking political opponents.
The government says it is necessary to legislate against the word of hate, because it has been partially blamed for the rise in ethnic violence in the East Africa Nation.
Tensions should increase in advance of historical elections due in August.
International rights groups say the law creates a legal means for the government to muzzle adversaries.
"Politicians or activists or others will be forced to be cautious, fearing that their speech can enter the definition of hate speech or can be considered a false information," said Ethiopia researcher of Amnesty International Fischer Tell .
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