By Tom Rhodes CPJ East Africa Representative People demonstrate in Addis Ababa on May 24 against security forces who shot at students at a peaceful rally weeks eearlier in Oromia state. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri) “If they cannot indoctrinate you into their thinking, they fire you,” said one former staff member of the state-run Oromia Radio and Television
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Amnesty International The Ethiopian authorities are using a repressive Anti-Terror law as a pretext to crush dissent. 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. All
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CPJ By Rachael Levy/CPJ Google Journalism Fellow In April, the Ethiopian governmentimprisoned nine journalists, including six bloggers from Zone 9, in one of the worst crackdowns against free expression in the country. Ethiopia is the second worst jailer of journalists in Africa, trailing only Eritrea, according to CPJ research. Ethiopian government officials accuse the Zone 9 bloggers
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CPJ By Rachael Levy/CPJ Google Journalism Fellow In April, the Ethiopian governmentimprisoned nine journalists, including six bloggers from Zone 9, in one of the worst crackdowns against free expression in the country. Ethiopia is the second worst jailer of journalists in Africa, trailing only Eritrea, according to CPJ research. Ethiopian government officials accuse the Zone 9 bloggers
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Arrests, political and economic pressures stunt the development of vibrant and pluralistic journalism By Mohamed Keita, Aljazeera Three journalists and six bloggers arrested in one swoop languish in prisonIn Africa, the past few months have offered troubling optics of journalists on trial for the practice of independent journalism: Peter Greste in a cage in
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By Alemayehu G Mariam The U.S. Justice Department encourages Ethiopians to report human-rights abusers hiding in plain view in America They are hidden in plain view. They have been hiding in plain view in the U.S. for over 30 years. They have been hiding in plain view in the U.S. for just three years. They
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BETINEWS The 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom Award Winner Eskinder Nega of Ethiopia Swedish Journalist: Political Prisoners in Ethiopia Packed in Cells Like “Slaves” SKETCHES By Ana Marie Pamintuan (The Philippine Star) | TURIN – In the darkened auditorium in this Italian city, some forum participants could be seen dabbing at their eyes while others
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EFF BY EVA GALPERIN In the Ethiopian community, bloggers, journalists, and activists are all targets of increasing levels of surveillance and intimidation. The Ethiopian government has used its monopoly on telecommunications to restrict its citizens rights to privacy and freedom of expression. The websites of opposition parties, independent media sites, blogs, and several international media
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By Reporters Without Borders Three journalists and six bloggers arrested in one swoop languish in prison Nine journalists who were arrested on 25 and 26 April continue to be detained pending trial. When the latest detention hearing in their case was held on 14 June, a judge gave the police yet more time to complete
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ADDISSTANDARD By Mahelt Fasil A judge at the Arada First Instance Court, First Bench, told the police this morning to finalize its investigations and bring charges against three independent journalists and three members of the blog Zone9 detained without charges since 25th and 26th of April this year. Defense lawyer Amha Mekonnen told journalists at
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