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The stormy relationship between the Voice of America (VOA) and the TPLF-led Ethiopian government has recently taken a strange twist after Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom and Ambassador Girma Birru managed to sneak into the headquarters...

TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2015 /CNW/ – The Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega will receive PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award on the opening night of the 36th International Festival of Authors (IFOA 36). The award, valued at $5,000, is presented...

Millions Voices Below is a letter Eskinder Nega wrote to his wife sometime ago. We are sharing this to bring light to the whole world the huge sacrifices Eskinder Nega has been paying for justice and liberty. It is not tile to...

By Morgan Winsor Four Ethiopian bloggers and journalists were acquitted of terrorism charges Friday morning after spending 18 months in prison. Members of the Zone 9 blogging network Atnaf Berhane, Abel Wabella and Natnail Feleke were expected...

Thestar Government officials have signed off on paperwork for a prison transfer that would see Toronto man Bashir Makhtal back in Canada by the end of the year Bashir Makhtal was arrested on the border of Kenya and Somalia in 2006 after fleeing...

By Clea Broadhurst Recent figures reveal that the number of Ethiopians in need of food has risen sharply because of the lack of rain, combined with the El Nino weather phenomenon. In August, the United Nations said 4.5 million were in need –...

ETHIOSCOOP GLADYS MAY                                                                     Andargachew Tsege’s Daughter Helawit Receives Human Rights Award THE daughter of a British man, the infamous...