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Detention of bloggers is a violation of international law
Forty organisations have called on Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to free Zone 9 bloggers and revise it’s overly broad anti-terror law.
Six bloggers and three journalists were arrested in late April.(Gallo)
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Hailemariam humiliated as university withdraws honor [By Abebe Gellaw]
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
(AV) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn faced a stinging humiliation as Azusa Pacific University (APU), whose motto is “God First”, has withdrawn an honor it had already bestowed on him. The university...
PEN American Center: In Ethiopia, Protecting Yourself Online Is a Crime
This post was written by PEN America’s Freedom to Write Fellow Deji Olukotun.
Six Ethiopian bloggers were formally charged with terrorism in Ethiopia’s Lideta High Court last week, a move provoking deep concern for hackers...
As Ethiopia's 'Zone 9' bloggers get popular, they get charged with terror (+video) By William Davison
The US says it is ‘deeply concerned’ over prosecution of young social media activists. But Ethiopia is a key US ally on the Horn of Africa and any censure may remain rhetorical.
Ethiopia’s ‘Zone 9’ bloggers charged...
Ethiopia in the Twilight Zone (9) of Fear [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
(Author’s note: In this commentary, I take a literary approach to reflect on the counter-productive and self-defeating actions the regime in Ethiopia has taken recently to punish its perceived opponents and critics. I am both amused and...
Ethiopia under fire over prosecution of Zone 9 bloggers
July 20, 2014 (NAIROBI) – International condemnation mounts against Ethiopia following a Federal High Court’s decision on Friday to press charges against a group of nine Ethiopian bloggers and journalists.
The bloggers who are members of...