Geneva (AFP) – UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday condemned the arrest of nine bloggers and journalists in Ethiopia, warning that the country increasingly was muzzling freedom of expression under the guise of fighting terrorism. “I am deeply…
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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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APRIL 29, 2014 EFF BY EVA GALPERIN Six Ethiopian bloggers, all members of the Zone Nine bloggers’ collective, were arrested this weekend. Befekadu Hailu, Atnaf Berahane, Natnael Feleke, Mahlet Fantahun, Zelalem Kibret, and Abel Wabela were reportedly arrested in the streets or…
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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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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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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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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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26 April 2014 Amnesty Int`l The Ethiopian government is tightening its suffocating grip on freedom of expression in a major crackdown which has seen the arrest of numerous independent, critical and opposition voices over the last two days, said Amnesty…
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20 April 2014 addisadmassnews.com ጋምቢያ የሚገኘው የአፍሪካ ሰብዓዊ መብት ኮሚሽን በሽብር ተከሰው በእስር ላይ የሚገኙ “የሙስሊሙ መፍትሔ አፈላላጊ ኮሚቴ” አባላት ያቀረቡትን የክስ አቤቱታ እንደተቀበለ ምንጮች ገለፁ፡፡ የኮሚቴው አባላት የክስ አቤቱታውን ያቀረቡት ከወራት በፊት ሲሆን በእነ አቡበከር አህመድ መዝገብ በሽብር የተከሰሱት…
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