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VOA Amharic in crisis over distortion scandal [By Dawit Ashenafi]

(Addis Voice) Two staff members of the Voice of America, Horn of Africa section, have recently attracted the attention of Ethiopians across the world. Henok Semaeger Fente and Peter Heinlein are not strangers to internal and external complaints....

Anger at British inaction over citizen held by Ethiopian government

Britain accused of abandoning activist on Ethiopia’s death row The family of a British citizen kidnapped and rendered to Ethiopia in June has called on the British government to secure his release as soon as possible. LONDON – Andargachew...

CPJ: New charges against Ethiopian publications further diminish critical voices

  By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative Five independent magazines and a weekly newspaper have been charged by Ethiopia’s Justice Ministry, a move that may add to the long lists of shuttered publications and Ethiopian journalists...

EFF to Ethiopia: Illegal Wiretapping Is Illegal, Even for Governments

BY NATE CARDOZO Earlier this week, EFF told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that Ethiopia must be held accountable for its illegal wiretapping of an American citizen.  Foreign governments simply do not have a get-out-of-court-free...

Julian Assange 'to leave' Ecuador embassy

Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy for over two years [Reuters]WikiLeaks founder says he will leave Ecuador’s embassy in London “soon”, but gives no further details. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange...

ESAT Special Interview with Deputy Chief Kathleen O’Connor, U S Department of Justice

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]

Birtukan Mideksa is former federal judge, political leader, and prisoner of conscience in Ethiopia. She has held fellowships with the National Endowment for Democracy and Harvard University and is a member of Freedom Now’s Board of Advisors. Last...