U.K., Canada issue Ethiopia travel advice after state of emergency declaration
The United Kingdom and Canada have issued travel advice in respect of Ethiopia following Friday evening’s declaration of a state of emergency.
State broadcaster, EBC, reported...
Ethiopia declares national state of emergency (BBC)
A national state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia just one day after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
A statement by...
Ethiopia drops charges against Zone 9 bloggers
(News24) Addis Ababa - Prosecutors in Ethiopia on Wednesday dropped charges against two bloggers critical of the government, and announced they would abandon the...
Ethiopia prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns (Aljazeera)
Hailemariam Desalegn says he has submitted his resignation as both Ethiopia's prime minister and chairman of the country's ruling coalition.
Hailemariam's announcement comes amid a political crisis...
Ethiopia: Eskinder’s release must herald a new dawn of respect for...
Commenting after Ethiopian journalist and Amnesty International prisoner of conscience Eskinder Nega walked out of prison a free man today, as part of a...
Message from EskinderNega in his own handwriting
FREE from chains! Thank you!
By Eskinder Nega, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Here I stand before you – my family, friends, fellow journalists and human rights activists,...
Ethiopia wants political prisoners to sign “confession” forms before release
Quartz
When Ethiopia announced last month that it would release political prisoners and close a controversial detention facility, many viewed it as a promising sign that the...
The Case for an Ethiopiawinet-Centered Grassroots Reconciliation Process (Part IV) [Professor...
Holding the Feet (Hooves) of the Wounded Beast to the Fire
Author’s Note: This is the fourth installment of what I initially planned to be a...
Ethiopia’s Eskinder Nega refuses to sign false confession in exchange for...
New York, February 9, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Ethiopian government's attempts today to compel Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega to sign a...
