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VOA Amharic in crisis over distortion scandal [By Dawit Ashenafi]
(Addis Voice) Two staff members of the Voice of America, Horn of Africa section, have recently attracted the attention of Ethiopians across the world. Henok Semaeger Fente and Peter Heinlein are not strangers to internal and external complaints....
The Need to Deconstruct the Personality Cult Built Around the Late Meles Zenawi
By Semahagh Gashu Abebe
The Ethiopian regime and supports are commemorating the second year anniversary of the passing away of the late Meles Zenawi. Although the late Meles was responsible for making Ethiopia a landlocked country and masterminded...
Anger at British inaction over citizen held by Ethiopian government
Britain accused of abandoning activist on Ethiopia’s death row
The family of a British citizen kidnapped and rendered to Ethiopia in June has called on the British government to secure his release as soon as possible.
LONDON – Andargachew...
CPJ: New charges against Ethiopian publications further diminish critical voices
By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative
Five independent magazines and a weekly newspaper have been charged by Ethiopia’s Justice Ministry, a move that may add to the long lists of shuttered publications and Ethiopian journalists...
EFF to Ethiopia: Illegal Wiretapping Is Illegal, Even for Governments
BY NATE CARDOZO
Earlier this week, EFF told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that Ethiopia must be held accountable for its illegal wiretapping of an American citizen. Foreign governments simply do not have a get-out-of-court-free...
Julian Assange 'to leave' Ecuador embassy
WikiLeaks founder says he will leave Ecuador’s embassy in London “soon”, but gives no further details.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he plans to leave Ecuador’s embassy in London “soon”, having...
My Commentary on My Commentaries[Prof Alemayehu]
This commentary, perhaps confession is a better descriptor, has been long in coming. Why have I written lengthy weekly Monday commentaries for hundreds of weeks without missing a single week? Why are my “commentaries so long”? Why am I so...