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 human rights (Amnesty

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 Alemayehu G. Mariam]

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 prison release (CPJ)

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...