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Release and drop charges against Dr. Merera Gudina [ScholarsAtRisk]
Protecting scholars and the freedom to think, question and share ideas
May 1, 2017 — Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned that Dr. Merera Gudina was arrested and is currently facing multiple charges in apparent retaliation...
US issues warning after Ethiopia grenade attacks
By Afp
The United States issued a warning Thursday to its citizens about travelling to a popular tourist region in Ethiopia after a string of grenade attacks targeting hotels and homes.
The US embassy in Addis Ababa said there had been four...
Ethiopia’s Eskinder Nega named IPI Press Freedom Hero
International Press Institute (Vienna)
Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega, who has been imprisoned since 2011 after criticising his country’s abuse of anti-terror laws to silence the press, has been named the International Press...
A House Divided: Ethiopian Runners Separated by Politics Face Off at London Marathon [globalvoices]
Ethiopians may suffer from conflicting allegiances Sunday as two Ethiopian elite runners Feyisa Lelisa and Kenenisa Bekele take to the streets of London for the 36th edition of the London Marathon.
Both Feyisa and Kenenisa hail from Ethiopia’s...
Ethiopia unrest killed 669 in three regions - Report
Eyewitness News
The Horn of Africa country declared six months of emergency rule after more than a year of violent protests in its Oromiya, Amhara and SNNP regions.
ADDIS ABABA – A total of 669 people were killed in unrest that gripped...
Tampere University did the (human) right thing [Helsinkitimes-Finland]
Columns
On March 29, President Mika Hannula of the Tampere University of Technology issued a statement that announced: “It is the decision of the Academic Board that [Prime Minister of Ethiopia] Hailemariam Desalegn will not be conferred...
The Torture Chronicles of Ethiopian Patriot Habtamu Ayalew (in His Own Words) [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: Following is my translation of the Amharic interview given by Habtamu Ayalew to the Voice of America (VOA), Amharic Program on March 15, 2017 and broadcast on the same day and on March 18 on “Democracy in Action” program....