Rohrabacher: Ethiopia Must Release Opposition Leader
Jul 28, 2014
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Monday urged Ethiopia’s prime minister to release Andargachew Tsige, a native-born opposition leader with British citizenship who last month was extradicted to the...
Missing Ethiopian runners: Athletes come from deeply troubled nation
By Bryan Denson
Four Ethiopian runners who vanished Saturday from the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, perhaps seeking asylum in the U.S., would have much to put behind them by leaving their home country.
Poverty, regional instability,...
Detention of bloggers is a violation of international law
Forty organisations have called on Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to free Zone 9 bloggers and revise it’s overly broad anti-terror law.
Six bloggers and three journalists were arrested in late April.(Gallo)
Letters
Prime...
Hailemariam humiliated as university withdraws honor [By Abebe Gellaw]
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
(AV) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn faced a stinging humiliation as Azusa Pacific University (APU), whose motto is “God First”, has withdrawn an honor it had already bestowed on him. The university...
BBC: Ethiopia Zone 9 bloggers charged with terrorism
Zone 9’s website has carried pieces critical of the government
Nine Ethiopian journalists and bloggers held in detention since April have been charged with terrorism by a court in the capital, Addis Ababa.
They deny receiving financial...
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ethiopia?
Why the Arrest of Andargachew Embarrassment for the West
Why the arrest of one of Addis Ababa’s most vocal critics is a huge embarrassment for the West.
BY MARTIN PLAUT
A small, slim woman, Yemi smiles easily. On her shelves are portraits...
Interview with the lawyer of illegally detained Zone9 bloggers & journalists
The first instance court of Arada bench was expected to wrap up the pre-trial ‘hearing’ which took more than 70 days and yet the bloggers were not even brought before the judge. Mr.Amaha a lawyer defending the bloggers & journalists...