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Newly Freed Ethiopian Journalist Vows to Continue Work [Marthe van der Wolf]
VOA
Reeyot Alemu, an Ethiopian journalist who was unexpectedly released from prison last week after being convicted on terrorism charges, vows to continue her work as a reporter.
“I am sure I will continue my writings because it’s my...
Swedish PM in hospital after Ethiopia visit [The Local.se]
Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven returning home after his short spell in hospital. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven was rushed to hospital in Stockholm on Thursday immediately after landing in Sweden...
Rights groups press Obama to meet activists on trip to Kenya and Ethiopia [AFP]
The groups voiced concerns about “grave and worsening human rights challenges” in the two countries.
US president Obama: Told of “shrinking civic space” in Kenya and Ethiopia. (Photo/AFP).
MORE than 50 African...
Hacking Team boss: we sold to Ethiopia but ‘we’re the good guys’ [theguardian]
Samuel Gibbs
Attack that revealed data exposing deals with dictatorships was on a ‘governmental level’ and ‘planned for months’, says David Vincenzetti in first statement
Hacking Team founder speaks out about attacks that...
Ethiopian journalist on fear of returning to prison [Andrew Harding - BBC]
“I’m still scared that I might go back to prison” says journalist Tesfalem Waldyes
It’s never an easy decision: Should I interview someone who wants to talk in public, but who knows that a word out of line could mean...
What it took for Ethiopia to lose access to hacking tools it used against journalists in the U.S.
By Andrea Peterson (The Washington Post)
Now we know what it takes to get your hacking tools taken away if you’re a repressive government.
It’s not enough to get caught spying on U.S.-based journalists — or even to have the story...
EXCLUSIVE: SA troops 'held hostage' in Sudan over al-Bashir
By: Erika Gibson, Netwerk24
Johannesburg – The Sudanese government of president Omar al-Bashir literally held a gun to South Africa’s head to secure his safe return to Khartoum.
Netwerk24 can reveal that about 1 400 South African soldiers...