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Ethiopian photojournalist Aziza Mohamed held without charge
Nairobi, July 31, 2014- CPJ is alarmed by the detention of Addis Guday (“Addis Affairs”) photojournalist Aziza Mohamed, who has been in custody for two weeks without charge. Police arrested Aziza on July 18 while she was covering...
Local EU statement on the situation in Ethiopia
30/07/2014
The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement
with the EU Heads of Mission in Ethiopia:
“The EU Delegation is deeply concerned about developments in the case of the ten bloggers and journalists...
The World Tweets for Ethiopia's Zone9 Bloggers on July 31
Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle
Join Global Voices bloggers for a worldwide, multilingual tweetathon in support of the ten bloggers and journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia.
The Global Voices community and our network of allies...
Ethiopia needs to do better- Houston Chronicle
As they ready for two days of wheeling and dealing with a high-ranking Ethiopian delegation at a local hotel, Houston business and elected leaders today need to look beyond a foreign market opportunity and first ask hard questions about Ethiopia’s...
Police locate 3 of 4 missing Ethiopian athletes
EUGENE, Ore. – Three of the 4 track and field athletes from Ethiopia who were reported missing Saturday after competing in the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene have been found in Beaverton.
Police said Amanuel Abebe Atibeha,...
Rohrabacher: Ethiopia Must Release Opposition Leader
Jul 28, 2014
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Monday urged Ethiopia’s prime minister to release Andargachew Tsige, a native-born opposition leader with British citizenship who last month was extradicted to the...
Missing Ethiopian runners: Athletes come from deeply troubled nation
By Bryan Denson
Four Ethiopian runners who vanished Saturday from the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, perhaps seeking asylum in the U.S., would have much to put behind them by leaving their home country.
Poverty, regional instability,...