White House condemns murders of Ethiopian Christians in Libya

BY KYLE BALLUCK An Obama administration official late Sunday condemned the mass murder of Ethiopian Christians in Libya, purportedly by terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “We express our condolences to the families of the victims and our support to the Ethiopian government and people as they grieve for their

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Hundreds feared dead in Med sinking

Thousands of migrants have already tried to cross the Mediterranean in rickety boats this year Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard says. A major rescue operation is under way after the vessel carrying “between 500 and 700

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Hundreds feared dead in Med sinking

Thousands of migrants have already tried to cross the Mediterranean in rickety boats this year Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard says. A major rescue operation is under way after the vessel carrying “between 500 and 700

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ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians

By Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY Photo: AP A video purporting to show the killing of Ethiopian Christians by Islamic State-affiliated militants in Libya has been released online. The 29-minute video appears to show militants holding two groups of captives, one by an affiliate in eastern Libya known as Barka Province and the other by the

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Strong Words Start, May End, South African Xenophobic Attacks

By Anita Powell,VOA JOHANNESBURG — After a protracted silence, South African President Jacob Zuma publicly has condemned a rise in attacks on foreign nationals in two major cities. But critics point out that the leadership in the Rainbow Nation — including Zuma himself — has been less than welcoming to foreign residents, and that a

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US official praises Ethiopian ‘democracy,’ rest of world begs to differ

By Mohammed Ademo US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman spoke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 16. Sherman praised Ethiopian ‘democracy’ despite US assessments of the oppressive government. During a press briefing in Addis Ababa on April 16, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman praised Ethiopia as

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Human Rights Commission wants King Goodwill to clarify comments

Zulu King accused of hate speech Hate speech charge laid against Zulu king over foreigners remar In a statement released on Friday‚ the HRC it had noted comments by the Zulu monarch disassociating himself from the actions of people involved in the recent attacks. The commission “is investigating complaints regarding such alleged comments” — one

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US wrong to endorse Ethiopia’s elections

By Freedom House In response to today’s comments by Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, in which she referred to Ethiopia as a democracy and the country’s upcoming elections free, fair, and credible, Freedom House issued the following statement: “Under Secretary Sherman’s comments today were woefully ignorant and counter-productive,” said Daniel Calingaert, executive vice

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New Evidence Ties World Bank To Human Rights Abuses In Ethiopia

By Sasha Chavkin, Huffington Post The soldiers pointed their guns at Odoge Otiri and led the 22-year-old student into the forest outside his village in western Ethiopia. Then, he says, they began pounding him with their nightsticks, leaving him bloody and unmoving. “I was unconscious,” he recalls. “The reason they left me is they thought

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Anti-immigrant violence spreads in South Africa

Arrests made in Gauteng province following overnight street battles in downtown Johannesburg. Arrests have been made in South Africa as anti-immigrant violence spreads to parts of Johannesburg’s commercial heart. Police fired more rubber-coated steel bullets at a crowd of anti-immigrant protesters in downtown Johannesburg on Friday afternoon, as they tried to separate the protesters from

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