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International Press Freedom Awards Zone 9 Bloggers, Ethiopia
CPJ
In April 2014, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers affiliated with the Zone 9 collective. The bloggers–Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu–were charged with...
Eritrea warns of Ethiopia war 'sabre-rattling' [AFP]
Nairobi (AFP) – Eritrea has accused arch-rival Ethiopia of “sabre-rattling” and of threatening to invade, with the neighbours still in a tense standoff following a 1998-2000 border war.
Asmara’s Ministry of Information...
What You Need to Know About Ethiopia v. Zone9 Bloggers: Verdict Expected July 20 [By Endalk]
Globalvoicesonline
Since they were first arrested and jailed on April 25, 2014, Ethiopia’s Zone9 bloggers have seen many twists and turns in their case. All told, they have appeared before the court 30 times in 15 months, and been adjourned...
UK government tried to cover up forced evictions in Ethiopia, says Survival
By agency reporter
The UK government tried to suppress evidence of gross human rights abuses in Ethiopia to appease the government there, according to a new investigation by Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’...
Just Out Of Jail, Ethiopian Leader Brings A Sharp Message To Obama [Michele Kelemen,NPR]
Just a few months ago, Bekele Gerba was languishing in a high security Ethiopian jail, hearing the cries of fellow prisoners being beaten and tortured. Now, the 54-year-old foreign language professor is in Washington, D.C., for meetings...
UN says 4.5m Ethiopians will need aid after rains fail
Aljazeera
UN says numbers who will require food aid by end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million after failed rains.
The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from...
Osama bin Laden's son Hamza 'calls for attacks on the West' [The Telegraph]
Al-Qaeda claim a message calling for attacks on London and other western cities comes from Hamza bin Laden
By David Lawler, Washington
Al-Qaeda has released a message, purportedly from Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, calling for attacks...