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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...
U.S. gave 28 day ultimatum to Ethiopia regime to allow UN rapporteurs (ESAT)
by Engidu Woldie
ESAT News (February 2, 2017)
The United States on Wednesday gave a 28 day ultimatum to the Ethiopian regime to announce its consent to allow rapporteurs for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights investigate...
Ethiopia: Cutting a Deal With the Wounded Beast (Part III) Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: This is the third installment in a three-part series on prospects for “mediation”, “reconciliation” and “negotiation” with the ruling Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF). I have explained...
Ethiopia pardons over 2,000 jailed for role in Oromiya unrest
The-Star
Authorities in Ethiopia’s restive Oromiya province have pardoned over 2,000 prisoners jailed for involvement in unrest that gripped the country in 2015-2016, officials said on Friday.
The move is part of government efforts to...
Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown (CPJ)
On January 10, radio journalists Darsema Sori and Khalid Mohammed were released from prison after serving lengthy sentences related to their work at the Ethiopian faith-based station Radio Bilal. Despite their release and Prime Minister...