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Andargachew Tsige Detained in Yemen
Top official of the opposition Ginbot 7 Movement, Andargachew Tsige,has been detained by Yemeni officials while transiting via Yemen, ESAT Television has reported.ESAT quoted the Ginbot 7 as saying that there have been ongoing undisclosed discussions...
The staged ‘hearing’ of the three bloggers Abel, Befeqadu and Mahlet concluded with another appointment for 6th time.
A Brief hearing yet very late start
The dramatic Sunday morning hearing was adjourned before it even started a the court registrar did not show up for the hearing but yet again set to continue as the registrar popped up out of nowhere. The judge...
Zone9ers next hearing
Three members of the blogging collectives namely, Befeqadu, Abel and Mahlet will be brought to Arada first instance bench on June 29, 2014 around 10 AM.
Family members, friends and diplomatic community in Addis Ababa are expected to attend...
500 prisoners benefit from royal pardon
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS
Saturday 28 June 2014
Prisons in Jeddah have begun releasing prisoners accused of violating public rights in line with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah as part of the royal amnesty granted...
Norway minister threatens to deport Eritrean migrants
Deputy justice minister in Eritrea for talks over repatriation of 500 migrants amid fears Norway is a soft touch for asylum seekers
Mark Anderson
Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers in Tel Aviv protest against Israel’s recent...
This is Zone Nine: The Continued Imprisonment of Six Ethiopian Bloggers
Mayukh Sen
There’s a prison, hidden in the suburbs of Addis Ababa, named Kality. Home to many of Ethiopia’s political prisoners, the prison is divided into eight zones. The last of these zones, Zone Eight, is home to detained journalists,...
No Country for Ethiopian Human Rights Abusers (Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam)
The U.S. Justice Department encourages Ethiopians to report human-rights abusers hiding in plain view in America
They are hidden in plain view. They have been hiding in plain view in the U.S. for over 30 years. They have been hiding in plain...
The Simplest Step Ethiopians Can Take to Protect Themselves From Excessive Gov't Surveillance
BY JESSICA MCKENZIE
The Ethiopian government has at their disposal a formidable collection of surveillance technologies, and can intrusively monitor writers and activists at home and abroad. In late April the governmentarrested six independent...