Tag: breaking

Aljazeera: US and European officials urge Ethiopia to release Andy Tsege

The father of three and lifelong crusader for democracy has been in secret detention for more than a year by Amel Ahmed  Politicians from the United...

USCIRF Condemns Trial Outcome of Ethiopian Muslim Leaders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly decries the convictions and sentencing of 18 Muslim...

Ethiopia hands lengthy prison terms to Muslim activists [BY AARON MAASHO]

Reuters An Ethiopian court sentenced 17 Muslim activists on Monday to prison sentences ranging from seven to 22 years on charges they plotted to create...

Exclusive: Dibaba allowed to double in 1500m and 5,000m by Ethiopia...

By Mike Rowbottom at the Nordic C Hotel in Stockholm Genzebe Dibaba, controversially selected only for the 5,000 metres at next month’s International Association of...

Laughing at Ethiopia’s 2015 Elektion[Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

It is said that “smile and the world smiles at you.” Does it follow that if you laugh at the world’s most ridiculous election, the...

Lawsuit Points to Hacking by Ethiopia as Obama Makes Visit ...

 NEWSFACTOR As President Barack Obama faces pressure to discuss human rights in his first official visit to Ethiopia, a unique lawsuit back home is challenging...

Obama urges Ethiopia to end crackdown on political and press freedom

theguardian US president calls for ‘all voices’ to be heard on trip to African nation – where he will also discuss South Sudan crisis Barack Obama...

EDITOR PICKS