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...

  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...

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 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...

Amy Walters is a producer for NPR based at NPR West in Los Angeles. Walters , produced NPR’s coverage of the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election, award-winning coverage of California’s prison system, and the death of pop legend Michael...