Little to Celebrate in Ethiopia During World Press Freedom Day

VOA Marthe van der Wolf FILE – A man reads a newspaper as he walks along a street in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian journalists have little to celebrate during World Press Freedom day Friday, with the arrest last week of nine

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Arrests headline Ethiopia press freedom fears

Al Jazeera Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The arrest of six bloggers and three journalists by Ethiopia’s government last week, has led to widespread outcry in the Horn of Africa nation – even among those generally supportive of the ruling party’s

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State Department Daily Briefing regarding Secretary Kerry’s visit to Ethiopia

29 April 2014 US State Department Press Release QUESTION: I have a question regarding Secretary Kerry’s to visit Ethiopia. MS. PSAKI: Sure. QUESTION: And according to the U.S. Department of – press release, Secretary Kerry will meet Prime Minister Hailemariam

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ኢጋመ: የጋዜጠኞቹና የአክቲቪስቶቹ እስር አሳሳቢ ነው፡፡

28 April 2014 Source: De Birhan ከኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ(ኢጋመ) የተሰጠ መግለጫ የጋዜጠኞቹና የአክቲቪስቶቹ እስር አሳሳቢ ነው፡፡ ትላንት ሚያዝያ 17 2006 አመሻሽ ላይ ዞን 9 በተሰኘ ድረ ገጽ (ብሎግ) ላይ በሳል ፖለቲካዊና ማህበራዊ ትችቶችን በማቅረብ ከሚታወቁት ፀኀፍት መሀከል 6ቱ ማለትም ማህሌት

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ኢጋመ: የጋዜጠኞቹና የአክቲቪስቶቹ እስር አሳሳቢ ነው፡፡

28 April 2014 Source: De Birhan ከኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ(ኢጋመ) የተሰጠ መግለጫ የጋዜጠኞቹና የአክቲቪስቶቹ እስር አሳሳቢ ነው፡፡ ትላንት ሚያዝያ 17 2006 አመሻሽ ላይ ዞን 9 በተሰኘ ድረ ገጽ (ብሎግ) ላይ በሳል ፖለቲካዊና ማህበራዊ ትችቶችን በማቅረብ ከሚታወቁት ፀኀፍት መሀከል 6ቱ ማለትም ማህሌት

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“These are not journalists.” PM HD Advisor

28 April 2014 Reuters By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has charged six bloggers and three journalists with attempting to incite violence, their supporters said on Monday, prompting accusations from rights groups that the government is cracking down

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Ethiopia Files Charges Against a Group of Bloggers, Journalists

Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) 28 APRIL 2014 Charges were brought against a group of bloggers writing for Zone9 and three journalists detained by security forces on Friday April 25th and Saturday April 26th. Friends of the detainees were told this morning at

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Ethiopia: Arrests Upstage Kerry Visit

Human Rights Watch 9 Bloggers, Journalists Held Before US Official Arrives (Nairobi, April 28, 2014) – The Ethiopian authorities should immediately release six bloggers and three journalists arrested on April 25 and 26, 2014, unless credible charges are promptly brought,

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3 Big Questions for John Kerry’s Ethiopia trip

By Admassu Belay  April 27, 2014 US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to make a visit to Ethiopia next week. All of us Ethiopians worldwide are hoping such a trip will not reward and not give legitimacy to

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Ethiopian to Demand John Kerry Raise Human Rights Issue

27 April 2014 Ecadforum Demonstration to demand Secretary Kerry raise Human Rights Violations during his upcoming trip to Ethiopia and to show solidarity for jailed Semayawi (Blue) party members, Zone 9 independent Journalists and all Political Prisoners. A protest demonstration

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