By Morgan Winsor Four Ethiopian bloggers and journalists were acquitted of terrorism charges Friday morning after spending 18 months in prison. Members of the Zone 9 blogging network Atnaf Berhane, Abel Wabella and Natnail Feleke were expected...

Thestar Government officials have signed off on paperwork for a prison transfer that would see Toronto man Bashir Makhtal back in Canada by the end of the year Bashir Makhtal was arrested on the border of Kenya and Somalia in 2006 after fleeing...

By Clea Broadhurst Recent figures reveal that the number of Ethiopians in need of food has risen sharply because of the lack of rain, combined with the El Nino weather phenomenon. In August, the United Nations said 4.5 million were in need –...

ETHIOSCOOP GLADYS MAY                                                                     Andargachew Tsege’s Daughter Helawit Receives Human Rights Award THE daughter of a British man, the infamous...

CPJ In April 2014, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers affiliated with the Zone 9 collective. The bloggers–Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu–were charged with...