AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A state-affiliated media group in Ethiopia says a court has found 13 people accused of establishing a secret terrorist network guilty over the issue of Muslim face coverings. The broadcaster, Fana, quoted the state prosecutor on Monday as saying the suspects used religion to conceal their terrorist intents and forge
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OnIslam & News Agencies Muslims make up about 34 percent of Ethiopia’s population, according to the government’s 2007 census. ADDIS ABABA – Expanding its social work in the Ethiopian community, the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council has revealed plans to boost its health and education services in the populous landlocked African country. “Though the Supreme Council
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Al Jazeera By William Davison Protests and online activism in recent months have brought a resurgence of ethnic Oromo nationalism in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Aslan Hasan, a student belonging to the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia, was called either a guilt-ridden terrorist who committed suicide or an innocent victim of brutal state repression, depending on
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World Bulletin/News Desk Thousands of Muslims showed up in Addis Ababa early Monday for prayer of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. “This is time for hope and progress,” Ahmed Abdurahman, President of the Addis Ababa Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, told the congregation at the Addis Ababa stadium. He
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By 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, the “Ethiopian national security service coordinating with its Yemeni counterpart had detained and transferred to Ethiopia
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Trialtrackerblog.org Six of the detained bloggers among which three are freelance journalists are expected to be brought at Arada first instance court on which they have appeared five times without meaningful ‘charge’. All of the detainees were allowed to have a limited access to visitors earlier this week. The detainees reported to their visitors that
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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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Agence France Presse ADDIS ABABA: Hundreds of Muslims protesters demonstrated in Ethiopia Friday, demanding the release of 17 of their leaders jailed under terrorism charges last year. “What the government is doing doesn’t solve the problem, rather it will worsen the situation,” said protestor Mohammad Seman, speaking at the demonstration following busy Friday prayers at
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