Archive: Page 228
VOA admits report was incomplete and below standard
By Dawit Ashenafi
(Addis Voice) The Voice of America (VOA) has finally said that investigation into the contentious August 12 report by Henok Semaegzer Fente on the decision of Azusa Pacific University (APU) to cancel an honors ceremony for...
Protecting Freedom of Expression, in Ethiopia and Beyond [By Lindsay Church]
In July 2012, Eskinder Nega was sentenced to 18 years in prison. In June 2011, Reeyot Alemu was arrested and convicted to 14 years of imprisonment, reduced to five on appeal.
Their crimes? Practicing journalism in Ethiopia.
Nega and Alemu...
Resolutions for the Ethiopian New Year (Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam)
I wish all of my weekly Ethiopian readers throughout the world a happy and prosperous Ethiopian New Year*. I join you joyfully in ringing in 2007 and ringing out 2006.
For many of my Ethiopian readers in the United States, September 11 (Ethiopian...
DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia [Prof Alemayehu G. Mariam]
What is the difference between the abduction of a young girl in a village and the “abduction” of a film by a young filmmaker in a capital city?
“DIFRET” is an Amharic language feature film based on a “true story” of a teenager named...