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I Always Remember in November and in...[Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam ]
Oh, Cruel November 2005!
In 2005, Ethiopians faced unspeakable horrors. Following the parliamentary elections in May of that year, hundreds of Ethiopian citizens who protested the daylight theft of that election were massacred or seriously...
ETHIOPIA'S GIRMA AND TSEGA VICTORIOUS AT 2014 BEIRUT MARATHON [IAAF]
Ethiopia’s Fikadu Girma and Mulahabt Tsega triumphed at the 2014 Banque du Liban Beirut Marathon, winning at the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in 2:12:26 and 2:29:15 respectively on Sunday (9).
Girma, in just his second marathon after finishing...
ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT’S WITCHHUNT AGAINST PRIVATELY-OWNED MEDIA [Reporters Without Borders]
At least six publications have had to close in recent months and around 30 journalists have fled abroad since the start of the year as a result of the biggest crackdown on the privately-owned press since 2005, one reflecting a government desire...
Defendants in Ethiopia Zone 9 case see 11th court delay [By Siobhan Hagan]
IPI criticises failure to afford journalists, bloggers due process
VIENNA – An Ethiopian court this week delayed proceedings for an 11th time against six bloggers and three independent journalists, who were arrested in April in connection...
Tsehai Publishers strives for a better Africa and Ethiopia [By Kaitlin Perata]
“When you think of Africa, what are the first three things that come to mind?” This is the first question I was asked when I began working at Tsehai Publishers at the beginning of the semester. Like I’m sure most of us would, I had trouble...
The trial of the Zone9 bloggers and journalist allies adjourned for 4th of November, 2014 for 10th time
The trial is re-adjourned for 4th of November 2014 for the 10th times in a row. In an opening defense statement the bloggers and the journalist have argued that the charges presented them were not procedural and have serious breaches of their...