The Torture Chronicles of Ethiopian Patriot Habtamu Ayalew (in His Own Words) [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Author’s Note: Following is my translation of the Amharic interview given by Habtamu Ayalew to the Voice of America (VOA), Amharic Program on March...

FREEDOM NOW: Current Campaigns, Eskinder Nega

Eskinder Nega Ethiopia Eskinder Nega, 46, is a prominent Ethiopian journalist who was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison on treason and terrorism charges....

A license to torture [Amnesty International]

By Seyoum Teshome   Seyoum Teshome is a professor at a university in Ethiopia and writes to fight the spread of fear that has engulfed his...

The Lords of Living Lies in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Author’s Note: In this commentary, I take a careful look at the “very sophisticated report from the Embassy ” submitted for the record at the “Democracy...

Letter on Ethiopia to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President of the European Commission Mogherini [HRW]

Federica Mogherini High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President of the European Commission Rue de la Loi, Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels Brussels, March 23, 2017 Dear High...

Trashin’ Addis Ababa (New Flower) [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Author’s Note: The purported prime minster of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, is a sanitary engineer with a master’s degree from Tampere University of Technology (TUT) in...