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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...
Ethiopia: Embracing Development and Security Means Embracing Free Expression [Birtukan Mideksa]
Last week, Washington D.C. hosted the US-Africa Leaders Summit, where over 50 African heads of state discussed important issues ranging from public health to trade and development. I was honored to participate in a parallel civil society conference...
A Not-So-Grand Tour Of Ethiopia's Top Hospital [By: Amy Walters]
When you sign up for a reporting fellowship to learn about the health of newborns in Ethiopia, you expect things to be a little different from what you’re used to in the U.S. To be perfectly honest, a little worse. But Ethiopia actually surprised...
Ethiopia's "Terrorist" Journalists and Bloggers
Huffington Post
NAIROBI, Kenya – A cursory glance at the headlines shows that Ethiopia has one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. But the noise generated by the hyperbolic international media is drowning out the critical voices.
Political...
A Note From Prison
“Dear Hyena no need for excuses, just eat me” – Ethiopian Proverb
By BefeQadu Hailu
“So what do you think is your crime?” I was asked by one of my interrogators while I was telling him about what I did as a blogger,...
