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Ethiopia: Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies [HRW]
Human Rights Situation Dire Ahead of May 2015 Elections
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government during 2014 intensified its campaign of arrests, prosecutions, and unlawful force to silence criticism, Human Rights Watch said today in its World...
World Bank-ruptcy in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
The moral bankruptcy of the World Bank in EthiopiaEthiopians have been the object of a cruel bureaucratic joke by the World Bank. Last week, an 81-page official investigative report surfaced on line showing World Bank bureaucrats in...
UK diplomats clash over Andargachew Tsige[dailymail]
By Ian Birrell
An explosive row has erupted between diplomats and Ministers over their reluctance to help a British man on death row in Ethiopia.
A series of extraordinary emails, obtained by The Mail on Sunday, reveal officials’ increasing...
BERHANU SURPRISES WHILE MERGIA MAKES MAGNIFICENT MARATHON COMEBACK IN DUBAI [IAAF]
Ethiopia’s Lemi Berhanu emerged as the unexpected champion at the 2015 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, crossing the line at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in a world-leading time and big personal best of 2:05:28 on Friday (23)
It...
Leaked Report Says World Bank Violated its Own Rules in Ethiopia [Global Research]
By Sasha Chavkin
Anuak children in Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan. Many Anuak fled Ethiopia during a government relocation campaign called “villagization”. Photo: Andreea Campeanu/ICIJ
The World Bank repeatedly violated its own rules...
Ethiopia: Media Being Decimated [HRW]
Legal, Policy Reforms Crucial Prior to May Elections
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of the May 2015 general elections, Human Rights...
Ethiopia: human rights groups criticise UK-funded development programme [The Guardian]
Harry Davies and James Ball
Leaked World Bank report rejects claims from the Bank’s management that no link existed between their programme and villagisation
A traditional homestead in Gambela, Ethiopia. The country’s government...