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Protecting Freedom of Expression, in Ethiopia and Beyond [By Lindsay Church]
In July 2012, Eskinder Nega was sentenced to 18 years in prison. In June 2011, Reeyot Alemu was arrested and convicted to 14 years of imprisonment, reduced to five on appeal.
Their crimes? Practicing journalism in Ethiopia.
Nega and Alemu...
Resolutions for the Ethiopian New Year (Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam)
I wish all of my weekly Ethiopian readers throughout the world a happy and prosperous Ethiopian New Year*. I join you joyfully in ringing in 2007 and ringing out 2006.
For many of my Ethiopian readers in the United States, September 11 (Ethiopian...
Suppression of the innocent inside Ethiopia
By Graham Peebles
Imprisoning, killing, spying
Wrapped in dishonesty, arrogance and paranoia, Ethiopia’s ruling regime (as all such brutal brigades), are following a nationwide policy of violent suppression and constitutional vandalism.
It...
How Bloggers Ended Up in Prison for Writing About Human Rights in Ethiopia
By Ndesanjo Macha
Melody Sundberg analyses freedom of expression in Ethiopia after detained Ethiopian bloggers spent 100 days in prison:
Ethiopia is with its almost 94 million population the second most populated country in Africa. Nevertheless,...
The Game of Thrones in Ethiopia [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
In the “Game of Thrones”, (the book from which the internationally popular television series of the same name is adapted), rival lords among the ruling families clash violently to take over the kingdom of the Iron Throne. The internecine...