By Alemayehu G. Mariam The 2010 European Union Election Observation Mission Ethiopia made the understatement of the decade when it observed, “The electoral process fell short of certain international commitments, Whether the people of Ethiopia are better off in 2014 than they were in 2010 or in 2005 is the sole question that should be
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Adebabay. Com (ኤፍሬም እሸቴ):- “ኲሉ ጻድቅ በጊዜ ርቱዕ” እንዲሉ የአገራችን ሊቃውንት “በደግ ጊዜ ሁሉ ጻድቅ ነው”። በሰላም ጊዜ ሁሉ ጀግና ነው። በደግ ዘመን ሁሉ ሃይማኖተኛ ነው። በጥጋብ ዘመን ሁሉ ቸር ነው። በደስታ ዘመን ሁሉ ወዳጅ ነው። በጤና ዘመን ሁሉ ጓደኛ ነው። ጊዜ ሲገለበጥስ? ስለ እምነቱ ሰው መከራ በሚቀበልበት ዘመን ሰማዕት ለመሆን የሚፈቅደው ጥቂት ነው። በጦርነት ወቅት
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The Ethiopian university students’ unrest and massacre By Andualem Tefera, Editor, Eskemeche May 10, 2014 We all should condemn the unbridled use of force by TPLF in Ambo and everywhere in Ethiopia. The way it dealt with these innocent university…
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President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 May 8, 2014 Dear Mr. President, It is a great honor and privilege for me to attend this unique reception organized in your honor at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.…
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De Birhan.com May 9, 2014 San Jose, California–U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed with journalist Abebe Gellaw’s demand to support freedom in Ethiopia and help free bloggers, journalists and political prisoners jailed by the tyrannical regime. Abebe Gelaw did interrupt…
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By William Davison, Bloomberg May 9, 2014 The Zone 9 bloggers An Ethiopian court granted police 10 more days to investigate nine bloggers and journalists suspected of conspiring with “terrorist” organizations in a case that’s raised concern from the U.S.…
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AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – Three Ethiopian bloggers appeared in court Thursday with two alleging they had been beaten while in detention, a case that has been condemned internationally as an assault on press freedom. The three are part of…
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De Birhan 7 May 2014 Journalist Tesfalem Waldeyes and Blogger Zelalem Kibret escored by armed police in Court today (picture Courtesy of Twitter updates) The closed trail of three of the six detained members of the bloggers’ collective, Zone 9…
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UN News Center The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the crackdown on journalists in Ethiopia and the increasing restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression in the Horn of Africa nation. The comments by High Commissioner for Human…
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An Unholy Alliance in East Africa Politico By BRONWYN BRUTON May 05, 2014 John Kerry’s hastily announced trip to Africa last week is something of an occasion: It’s the first time he has set foot in sub-Saharan Africa as secretary…
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