International Press Freedom Awards Zone 9 Bloggers, Ethiopia
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...
Melkam Inqutatash… Happy Ethiopian New Year- 2008 [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
I wish all of my weekly Ethiopian readers throughout the world a happy and prosperous Ethiopian New Year.
I join you joyfully in ringing in 2007 and ringing out 2008.
For my Ethiopian readers in the United States, September 11 (Ethiopian New...
U.S. State Department Highlights 3 Women Political Prisoners from Ethiopia [Tadias Magazine ]
By Tadias StaffNew York (TADIAS) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, launched a one-month campaign last week called #FreeThe20 that will highlight 20 women from around the world who are political prisoners, including three...
Eritrea warns of Ethiopia war 'sabre-rattling' [AFP]
Nairobi (AFP) – Eritrea has accused arch-rival Ethiopia of “sabre-rattling” and of threatening to invade, with the neighbours still in a tense standoff following a 1998-2000 border war.
Asmara’s Ministry of Information...
Let Teddy Play On and On and On… [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” opens with the Duke of Orsino declaring to the assembled musicians, “If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it…
The Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF)...