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Ethiopia Sentences Opposition Leader to Six Months in Jail for Contempt of Court (Reuters)
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An Ethiopian court sentenced a senior opposition leader to six months in jail for contempt of court on Monday because he raised his hand when addressed by the judge rather than standing, his lawyer...
U.S. gave 28 day ultimatum to Ethiopia regime to allow UN rapporteurs (ESAT)
by Engidu Woldie
ESAT News (February 2, 2017)
The United States on Wednesday gave a 28 day ultimatum to the Ethiopian regime to announce its consent to allow rapporteurs for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights investigate...
Ethiopia pardons over 2,000 jailed for role in Oromiya unrest
The-Star
Authorities in Ethiopia’s restive Oromiya province have pardoned over 2,000 prisoners jailed for involvement in unrest that gripped the country in 2015-2016, officials said on Friday.
The move is part of government efforts to...
Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown (CPJ)
On January 10, radio journalists Darsema Sori and Khalid Mohammed were released from prison after serving lengthy sentences related to their work at the Ethiopian faith-based station Radio Bilal. Despite their release and Prime Minister...
The Polistitution of “John” Debretsion Gebremichael [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Sex, lies, corruption and hacked emails
It has been said that prostitution is the world’s oldest profession.
The second oldest profession in the world is said to be politics.
There are hookers and there are politicians hooked on hookers.
What...
Dissent in Addis: Ethiopia’s regime flirts with letting dissidents speak without locking them up
Is this the start of reforms or just a pause in repression?
The Economist
LIFE in Maekelawi, a prison in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, had a predictable rhythm. Three times a day, Atnaf Berhane and Befekadu Hailu were hauled from the...
Ethiopian opposition leader calls for dialogue
eNCA
BURAYU – Ethiopia’s government needs to hold negotiations with the country’s most-popular opposition parties or risk the return of destabilising protests, veteran dissident Merera Gudina said in an interview, days after...