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Ethiopia: End the onslaught on dissent as arrests continue
The Ethiopian authorities must halt their continuing onslaught on dissent, Amnesty International said today, after the arrest of four more opposition party members this week, who are believed to be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.
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Justice and politics in Ethiopia
Snatched
TheEconomist-Baobab
ANDARGACHEW TSIGE, an exiled Ethiopian opposition leader with British nationality, could be facing the death penalty after apparently being arrested and sent back to his country of origin while on a trip to the Gulf....
Government warned 'the clock is ticking' for British man at risk of torture in Ethiopia
Amnesty International UK
Press releases
Amnesty International has called on the UK Government to ensure the safety of British man who is at risk of torture after being forcibly returned to Ethiopia.
Andargachew Tsige, a British national...
TPLF admits holding Andargachew Tsege
Addis Voice: The TPLF regime has admitted that it is holding Secretary General of Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy. According to the Ethiopian Satellite TV and Radio, Hailemariam Desalegn confirmed to visiting UK Secretary...
Why Ethiopia criminalizes online free speech? Research round-up – review
Zone9ers’Trial’
Why does a country of about 90 million populations (Second in Africa next to Nigeria) with an Internet penetration of less than 2 percent need to criminalize an online free speech? It looks absurd right? Not exactly,...
The Moral Bankruptcy of Failed African States [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
Are crimes against children crimes against humanity?
According to the latest Failed States Index, 6 out of the top 10 and 18 out of the top 25 “most failed states on earth” are found in Africa. This commentary is not about beating the dead...
Amnesty International : ETHIOPIAN ACTIVIST AT RISK OF TORTURE: ANDARGACHEW TSIGE
UA: 171/14 Index: AFR 25/003/2014 Ethiopia Date: 4 July 2014
URGENT ACTION ETHIOPIAN ACTIVIST AT RISK OF TORTURE Andargachew Tsige, an Ethiopian political activist in exile, appears to have been arrested in transit in Yemen on 24 June and forcibly...