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Ethiopia's crackdown on dissent drives opposition to push for 'freedom first' [William Davison]
theguardian
Government’s critics weigh options after ruling party landslide leads to loss of faith in ballot box while case of Zone 9 bloggers discourages free speech
On the very day Ethiopia’s ruling party celebrated another crushing...
Eritrea: Scathing UN Report [HRW]
(Nairobi) – Eritrea should implement the recommendations of a year-long United Nations Commission of Inquiry that concluded that serious human rights violations in Eritrea may amount to crimes against humanity. The commission released...
Remembering Dennis Hastert
Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam
Today, Dennis Hastert, the former Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2007) and lobbyist appears in U.S. federal court for arraignment (enter a plea of guilty or not guilty) on charges...
Ethiopia's election is a wake-up call on human rights and sound governance [Daniel Calingaert and Kellen McClure]
theguardian
The international community must challenge Ethiopia’s oppressive regime by funding local human rights and democracy groups
On Sunday, millions of Ethiopians will line up at polling stations to participate in Africa’s largest...
UN investigates Briton on death row in Ethiopia [theguardian]
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
Special rapporteur on torture asks UK and Ethiopian governments about detention of Andargachew Tsige amid claims of ill-treatment
Yemi Hailemariam outside the Foreign Commonwealth Office to demand...
Activist’s Suicide Shows Opposition Plight Before Ethiopia Vote [Bloomberg]
By William Davison
A month before Ethiopia’s elections, opposition activist Getahun Abraham walked into a compound of government offices in the southern town of Gimbichu, doused his body in gasoline and set himself alight. It took more than...