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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 Horn of Africa nation was shifting toward real democracy.
Since then,...
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 three-part series on prospects for truth and reconciliation in Ethiopia.
I have explained the...
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 false confession before releasing him under a...
Ethiopia: journalist Eskinder Nega among 746 to be released (Amnesty)
He was arrested after writing about the Arab Spring, jailed for 18 years and named a ‘prisoner of conscience’ by Amnesty
‘He should not have spent a single day behind bars’ – Sarah Jackson
Commenting on news from Ethiopia that...
Ethiopian activists launching remittance embargo campaign on social media
Remittance embargo cyber campaign targets to mobilize Ethiopians living in North America, Europe, Australia, Middle East, among others, not “to feed the beast”
borkena, February 7, 2018 — Ethiopian activists living abroad are launching...
Ethiopia Sentences Opposition Leader to Six Months in Jail for Contempt of Court (Reuters)
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An Ethiopian court sentenced a senior opposition leader to six months in jail for contempt of court on Monday because he raised his hand when addressed by the judge rather than standing, his lawyer...
A Rejoinder to Seyoum Mesfin’s Call to Arms to the People of Tigray [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: I am postponing Part IV of my regularly scheduled commentary on truth and reconciliation in Ethiopia to respond to Seyoum Mesfin’s call to arms to the people of Tigray.
I find it exceedingly important to record a timely...