Crimes Against Womanity: Marriage by Abduction in Ethiopia (Prof. Alemayehu G....

The truth is stranger than fiction In my September 7 commentary, DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia, I expressed my outrage over the aborted Ethiopian...

VOA admits report was incomplete and below standard

By Dawit Ashenafi (Addis Voice) The Voice of America (VOA) has finally said that investigation into the contentious August 12 report by Henok Semaegzer Fente...

Protecting Freedom of Expression, in Ethiopia and Beyond [By Lindsay Church]

In July 2012, Eskinder Nega was sentenced to 18 years in prison. In June 2011, Reeyot Alemu was arrested and convicted to 14 years...

Resolutions for the Ethiopian New Year (Prof. 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...

DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia [Prof Alemayehu G....

What is the difference between the abduction of a young girl in a village and the “abduction” of a film by a young filmmaker...