Letter from an Ethiopian prison [theguardian]

Natnael Feleke has been imprisoned for a year without trial. In a letter smuggled out of jail, he asks the US secretary of state...

Ethiopia’s Zone 9 Bloggers: 12 Months in Detention, No Justice [freedomhouse]

Washington April 24, 2015 Marking the one year anniversary of Ethiopia's arrests of the Zone 9 bloggers and journalists, Freedom House released the following statement: “These bloggers...

Europe response to Mediterranean migrant and refugee tragedy falls short[Oxfam]

Europe’s leaders have just missed a crucial opportunity to make a real difference in the lives and deaths of the people suffering daily in...

Italy Is Finally Cracking Down on Slave Trade[thedailybeast]

Barbie Latza Nadeau How braggadocio helped police crack a smugglers’ ring “in which people are bought and sold like merchandise.” UPDATE: Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano confirmed...