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You mess with my citizen, you mess with my sovereignty! [Kiflu Hussain-Global News Centrer]
A case of unequal concern for citizens of the First World whose safety is jeopardized at the hands of rogue states such as Ethiopia is also clearly being seen.
Kiflu Hussain Global News Centre
(HOUSTON) This piece is prompted by the recent...
Detention of bloggers is a violation of international law
Forty organisations have called on Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to free Zone 9 bloggers and revise it’s overly broad anti-terror law.
Six bloggers and three journalists were arrested in late April.(Gallo)
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Hailemariam humiliated as university withdraws honor [By Abebe Gellaw]
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
(AV) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn faced a stinging humiliation as Azusa Pacific University (APU), whose motto is “God First”, has withdrawn an honor it had already bestowed on him. The university...
PEN American Center: In Ethiopia, Protecting Yourself Online Is a Crime
This post was written by PEN America’s Freedom to Write Fellow Deji Olukotun.
Six Ethiopian bloggers were formally charged with terrorism in Ethiopia’s Lideta High Court last week, a move provoking deep concern for hackers...
As Ethiopia's 'Zone 9' bloggers get popular, they get charged with terror (+video) By William Davison
The US says it is ‘deeply concerned’ over prosecution of young social media activists. But Ethiopia is a key US ally on the Horn of Africa and any censure may remain rhetorical.
Ethiopia’s ‘Zone 9’ bloggers charged...