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The Game of Thrones in Ethiopia [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
In the “Game of Thrones”, (the book from which the internationally popular television series of the same name is adapted), rival lords among the ruling families clash violently to take over the kingdom of the Iron Throne. The internecine...
VOA investigating distortion allegations (By Dawit Ashenafi)
The Voice of America says it has begun a thorough investigation into allegations of deliberate distortions at VOA Amharic Service. Kevin Lynch, acting director of public relations at VOA, confirmed that the allegations are being probed in earnest.
The...
Protesters demand VOA to stop distortions (By Dawit Ashenafi)
Scores of Ethiopian-American protesters rallied Monday in front of the State Department demanding the U.S. to stand with the oppressed people of Ethiopia. The protesters also urged Voice of America (VOA) management to take serious actions against...
The Long, Long Way to a More Perfect Union in America (Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam)
On April 10, 1957, 28 year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) gave a speech at the St. Louis Freedom Rally in St. Louis, MO entitled, “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations”. In his speech, MLK commended...
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...