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US court issues arrest warrant for Ethiopian embassy gunman[By Abebe Gellaw]
US court issues arrest warrant for Ethiopian embassy gunman
By Abebe Gellaw
The United States Attorney’s Office has obtained an arrest warrant in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the Ethiopian embassy gunman, Solomon Tadess...
What does President Obama “know” about the 2015 “election” in Ethiopia? [Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Last week, President Barack Obama met with a delegation of the regime in Ethiopia and said, “… the Prime Minister [Hailemariam Desalegn] and the government is going to be organizing elections in Ethiopia this year. I know something...
Crimes Against Womanity: Marriage by Abduction in Ethiopia (Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam)
The truth is stranger than fiction
In my September 7 commentary, DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia, I expressed my outrage over the aborted Ethiopian premiere of the film DIFRET. That film, based on a “true story” of Aberash...
DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia [Prof Alemayehu G. Mariam]
What is the difference between the abduction of a young girl in a village and the “abduction” of a film by a young filmmaker in a capital city?
“DIFRET” is an Amharic language feature film based on a “true story” of a teenager named...
The Long, Long Way to a More Perfect Union in America (Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam)
On April 10, 1957, 28 year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) gave a speech at the St. Louis Freedom Rally in St. Louis, MO entitled, “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations”. In his speech, MLK commended...
My Commentary on My Commentaries[Prof Alemayehu]
This commentary, perhaps confession is a better descriptor, has been long in coming. Why have I written lengthy weekly Monday commentaries for hundreds of weeks without missing a single week? Why are my “commentaries so long”? Why am I so...
Ethiopia: Embracing Development and Security Means Embracing Free Expression [Birtukan Mideksa]
Last week, Washington D.C. hosted the US-Africa Leaders Summit, where over 50 African heads of state discussed important issues ranging from public health to trade and development. I was honored to participate in a parallel civil society conference...
In Ethiopia, a stranglehold on freedom - LA Times
By MERON AHADU AND LULIT MESFIN
When Secretary of State John F. Kerry traveled to Ethiopia last year, he met a young blogger named Natnael Feleke. When he returned a few months ago, Kerry found that Feleke, along with five other bloggers and...