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  By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative Five independent magazines and a weekly newspaper have been charged by Ethiopia’s Justice Ministry, a move that may add to the long lists of shuttered publications and Ethiopian journalists...

BY NATE CARDOZO Earlier this week, EFF told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that Ethiopia must be held accountable for its illegal wiretapping of an American citizen.  Foreign governments simply do not have a get-out-of-court-free...

WikiLeaks founder says he will leave Ecuador’s embassy in London “soon”, but gives no further details. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he plans to leave Ecuador’s embassy in London “soon”, having...

When you sign up for a reporting fellowship to learn about the health of newborns in Ethiopia, you expect things to be a little different from what you’re used to in the U.S. To be perfectly honest, a little worse. But Ethiopia actually surprised...

Huffington Post   NAIROBI, Kenya – A cursory glance at the headlines shows that Ethiopia has one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. But the noise generated by the hyperbolic international media is drowning out the critical voices. Political...

“Dear Hyena no need for excuses, just eat me” – Ethiopian Proverb By BefeQadu Hailu “So what do you think is your crime?” I was asked by one of my interrogators while I was telling him about what I did as a blogger,...

August 11, 2014 A CALL FOR ACTION BY THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RIGHTS OF ETHIOPIANS On Monday August 11 it will be 50 days since Andargatchew Tsege was illegally kidnapped in Yemen and handed to the repressive regime in Ethiopia. We therefore...