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Jailed, freed, defiant: Ethiopian journalist fights on (The Citizen)
by Chris Stein/AFP
More than six years in jail have not blunted Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega’s criticism of the government that put him there.
He was...
Ethiopia: Prominent blogger jailed (by Engidu Woldie)
ESAT News (March 9, 2018)
Ethiopian regime security detained a prominent blogger and university professor on the day U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson was...
U.S. Embassy Statement on the Ethiopian Government’s Declared State of Emergency
We strongly disagree with the Ethiopian government’s decision to impose a state of emergency that includes restrictions on fundamental rights such as assembly and...
Ethiopia declares national state of emergency (BBC)
A national state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia just one day after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
A statement by...
Ethiopia prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns (Aljazeera)
Hailemariam Desalegn says he has submitted his resignation as both Ethiopia's prime minister and chairman of the country's ruling coalition.
Hailemariam's announcement comes amid a political crisis...
Ethiopia: Eskinder’s release must herald a new dawn of respect for...
Commenting after Ethiopian journalist and Amnesty International prisoner of conscience Eskinder Nega walked out of prison a free man today, as part of a...
Ethiopia’s Eskinder Nega refuses to sign false confession in exchange for...
New York, February 9, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Ethiopian government's attempts today to compel Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega to sign a...
