Counterpunch by GRAHAM PEEBLES There are tentative signs that the people of Ethiopia are beginning to organise themselves and stand up against the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) government, a brutal dictatorship, albeit one dressed in democratic western garb. After 23 years of suppression at the hands of the EPRDF, simmering discontent and anger
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In what appears to be one of a collection of measures to silence the press ahead of 2015 elections, Ethiopian authorities in the Communications Ministry are preparing a new system to control the distribution of print media. Privately owned newspapers and magazines, possibly the only remaining independent news sources in the country, would face more
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By Paul O’Keeffe The Guardian Western backers of the Ethiopian education system should not ignore reports of violent clashes on university campuses Oromia, Ethiopia, where at least three dozen people were reportedly shot dead by security forces during student protests/ Paul O’Keeffe Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has become home to one of the
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Detained Journalists and Bloggers in Ethiopia Must be Charged or Released, says IFJ IFJ Zone9 bloggers Three journalists and six bloggers behind bars in EthiopiaThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday severely criticised authorities in Ethiopia following the decision by a court to grant police nearly one more month to conduct investigations against the
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Author: Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders has learnt today that the court in Addis Ababa granted the police investigating the case against the 6 bloggers and three journalists, 28 more days for further investigations. The police notably claimed they were unable to access the Facebook and Twitter accounts of the detainees, which were reportedly
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By: APO Press Releases GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM has begun an operation to allow 220 Ethiopian irregular migrants held in six Tanzanian prisons to return home. The project, carried out in close cooperation with the Tanzanian Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is funded by
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In December of last year, Saudi deported more than 160,000 Ethiopians working in the kingdom on grounds that they lacked the necessary documentation. World Bulletin / News Desk Ethiopian authorities have been alarmed by a surge in the number of people previously deported by Saudi Arabia who are trying to return to the oil-rich kingdom
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Amnesty International UK Meriam Yehya Ibrahim is eight months pregnant. Sudan intends to execute her just because she is Christian. Meriam has been sentenced to death for ‘apostasy’, or refusing to renounce her religion. Meriam has also been sentenced to 100 lashes for being married to a Christian man. She is a prisoner of conscience.
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By Kal’ayu Abraha Two of the six major goals of the US constitution are to form a more perfect union andensure domestic tranquility. Are they attained? Yes, they are! If democracy is claimed to be the foundation, the goals of the Ethiopian Constitution should be nothing different. Are they attained? Seemingly not! What is stressed in Ethiopia
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By APO Press Releases GENEVA, Switzerland, May 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Ethiopian community in Finland has donated over EUR 7,700 towards IOM’s relief efforts to help destitute Ethiopians expelled from Saudi Arabia. The donation from the Finnish Ethiopian community follows similar initiatives by US-based Ethiopian associations and individuals who have also offered
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