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Message from EskinderNega in his own handwriting
FREE from chains! Thank you!
By Eskinder Nega, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Here I stand before you – my family, friends, fellow journalists and human rights activists, Ethiopians, the diaspora and international community – FREE from my chains,...
Ethiopia wants political prisoners to sign “confession” forms before release
Quartz
When Ethiopia announced last month that it would release political prisoners and close a controversial detention facility, many viewed it as a promising sign that the Horn of Africa nation was shifting toward real democracy.
Since then,...
Ethiopia's Eskinder Nega refuses to sign false confession in exchange for prison release (CPJ)
New York, February 9, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Ethiopian government’s attempts today to compel Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega to sign a false confession before releasing him under a...
Ethiopia: journalist Eskinder Nega among 746 to be released (Amnesty)
He was arrested after writing about the Arab Spring, jailed for 18 years and named a ‘prisoner of conscience’ by Amnesty
‘He should not have spent a single day behind bars’ – Sarah Jackson
Commenting on news from Ethiopia that...
Ethiopian activists launching remittance embargo campaign on social media
Remittance embargo cyber campaign targets to mobilize Ethiopians living in North America, Europe, Australia, Middle East, among others, not “to feed the beast”
borkena, February 7, 2018 — Ethiopian activists living abroad are launching...
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...