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BBC: Ethiopia Zone 9 bloggers charged with terrorism
Zone 9’s website has carried pieces critical of the government
Nine Ethiopian journalists and bloggers held in detention since April have been charged with terrorism by a court in the capital, Addis Ababa.
They deny receiving financial...
Ethiopian bloggers and journalists charged with terrorism
Seven bloggers for Zone Nine website and three journalists accused of plotting ‘to destabilise nation’ for having ties with outlawed Ginbot 7 group
The Guardian
A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists detained for nearly three...
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ethiopia?
Why the Arrest of Andargachew Embarrassment for the West
Why the arrest of one of Addis Ababa’s most vocal critics is a huge embarrassment for the West.
BY MARTIN PLAUT
A small, slim woman, Yemi smiles easily. On her shelves are portraits...
Hailemariam Desalegn caught plagiarizing again (By Abebe Gellaw)
TPLF’s puppet Hailemariam Desalegn is probably the most incompetent and incoherent “leader” in the entire history of Ethiopia. His incompetence, shallowness and lack of originality is exposed whenever he meets journalists or goes to TPLF’s...
CPJ condemns closed court hearings for nine Ethiopian journalists
Nairobi, July 14, 2014–The Ethiopian government should end its politicized prosecution of nine Ethiopian journalists arrested in April. The journalists and their lawyers were shut out of court room hearings in recent days.
In hearings...
Ethiopia: The Crime of Extraordinary Rendition [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Last week, the regime in Ethiopia announced its abduction of Andaragatchew Tsgie, General Secretary of the Ethiopian opposition group known as Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, with smug delight. According to the regime,...