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Ethiopia under fire over prosecution of Zone 9 bloggers
July 20, 2014 (NAIROBI) – International condemnation mounts against Ethiopia following a Federal High Court’s decision on Friday to press charges against a group of nine Ethiopian bloggers and journalists.
The bloggers who are members of...
Ethiopian bloggers and journalists charged with terrorism
Seven bloggers for Zone Nine website and three journalists accused of plotting ‘to destabilise nation’ for having ties with outlawed Ginbot 7 group
The Guardian
A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists detained for nearly three...
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Why the Arrest of Andargachew Embarrassment for the West
Why the arrest of one of Addis Ababa’s most vocal critics is a huge embarrassment for the West.
BY MARTIN PLAUT
A small, slim woman, Yemi smiles easily. On her shelves are portraits...
CPJ condemns closed court hearings for nine Ethiopian journalists
Nairobi, July 14, 2014–The Ethiopian government should end its politicized prosecution of nine Ethiopian journalists arrested in April. The journalists and their lawyers were shut out of court room hearings in recent days.
In hearings...
Interview with the lawyer of illegally detained Zone9 bloggers & journalists
The first instance court of Arada bench was expected to wrap up the pre-trial ‘hearing’ which took more than 70 days and yet the bloggers were not even brought before the judge. Mr.Amaha a lawyer defending the bloggers & journalists...
Ethiopia: Young bloggers jailed for over two months without charge
Six members of blogging group Zone 9 and three other journalists could could face terrorism charges in one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists
By Milana Knezevic
“We blog because we care!” This is the slogan and rallying...