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BBC: Ethiopia Zone 9 bloggers charged with terrorism
Zone 9’s website has carried pieces critical of the government
Nine Ethiopian journalists and bloggers held in detention since April have been charged with terrorism by a court in the capital, Addis Ababa.
They deny receiving financial...
Hailemariam Desalegn caught plagiarizing again (By Abebe Gellaw)
TPLF’s puppet Hailemariam Desalegn is probably the most incompetent and incoherent “leader” in the entire history of Ethiopia. His incompetence, shallowness and lack of originality is exposed whenever he meets journalists or goes to TPLF’s...
Ethiopia: The Crime of Extraordinary Rendition [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Last week, the regime in Ethiopia announced its abduction of Andaragatchew Tsgie, General Secretary of the Ethiopian opposition group known as Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, with smug delight. According to the regime,...
Why Ethiopia criminalizes online free speech? Research round-up – review
Zone9ers’Trial’
Why does a country of about 90 million populations (Second in Africa next to Nigeria) with an Internet penetration of less than 2 percent need to criminalize an online free speech? It looks absurd right? Not exactly,...
The Moral Bankruptcy of Failed African States [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
Are crimes against children crimes against humanity?
According to the latest Failed States Index, 6 out of the top 10 and 18 out of the top 25 “most failed states on earth” are found in Africa. This commentary is not about beating the dead...
Ethiopia : a leadership in disarray - RENÉ LEFORT
It may be that, in Ethiopia, history is so powerful that the past permeates the present, and it repeats itself. In this case, what we see today is simply another interregnum between two powerful men.
simply another interregnum between two...
Why is Ethiopia the second poorest country on the planet? [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
Recently, a well-known correspondent for one of the major American media outlets stationed in Ethiopia sent me an email grousing about my article urging boycott of Coca Cola in Ethiopia. He wrote, “I’m sorry to be blunt, but I don’t understand...
Pre-trial custody of Zone9ers ‘legal’ issues what they mean and why they matter
Zone9ers ‘Trial’
It is Sunday at 10:00 am, and the three founding members of the collective blog Zone9, Mahlet, Abel & Befeqadu are expected to be brought to Arada first instance court for their 5th day of proceedings in their...