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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...
Suppression of the innocent inside Ethiopia
By Graham Peebles
Imprisoning, killing, spying
Wrapped in dishonesty, arrogance and paranoia, Ethiopia’s ruling regime (as all such brutal brigades), are following a nationwide policy of violent suppression and constitutional vandalism.
It...
How Bloggers Ended Up in Prison for Writing About Human Rights in Ethiopia
By Ndesanjo Macha
Melody Sundberg analyses freedom of expression in Ethiopia after detained Ethiopian bloggers spent 100 days in prison:
Ethiopia is with its almost 94 million population the second most populated country in Africa. Nevertheless,...