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Seventy Ethiopian migrants drown off Red Sea coast of Yemen [REUTERS]
REUTERS
SANAA, Dec 7 – At least 70 Ethiopians drowned when a boat used by smugglers to transport illegal migrants to Yemen sank in the Red Sea in rough weather, security authorities in the western part of the country said on Sunday.
Human...
Ethiopia Extends Court Proceedings against ‘Zone Nine’ Bloggers, Journalists [Freedom House]
Washington
December 4, 2014
Following another court hearing in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, on charges against the Zone Nine bloggers and journalists, and recess of the case until December 16, Freedom House issued the following...
The Zone9 Defense: Limits of International Law [By Ivan Sigal]
The international human rights system is broken – or perhaps it never worked at all.
In case after case, citizens’ human rights are violated under the national laws of their respective countries, despite the existence of international human...
BOOK SIGNING CEREMONY OSLO - NORWAY
The book entitled ”The Uniting identity as citizens of one country: The fate of Ethiopia`’ was launched and signed in a colorful event held in Oslo on the 22nd of November, 2014.
The author of the book is ato Yussuf Yassin, the...
Ethiopians transcend ethnicity for humanity [SMNE]
WASHINGTON, DC – At the recent Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) Forum in Washington D.C. on November 15, it was quite evident that Ethiopia does not lack for gifted people who possess the essential capabilities, virtue, and...
No justice: how impunity silences journalists [Index]
By Milana Knezevic
Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity, journalists from around the world tell Index why impunity is a serious threat to free expression
Endalk Chala, Ethiopian blogger and co-founder of the Zone9 blogging collective...
Ethiopian community uses G20 to send message to US, UK governments [4ZZZ Brisbane 102.1FM]
By Stevenr
Over 2000 demonstrators joined the People’s March to protest the G20 in Brisbane on Saturday.
Leading the march were the Brisbane Sovereign Aboriginal Embassy who used the opportunity to bring attention to...