Washington Update By Mesfin Mekonen Human rights demonstration. Ethiopian-Americans held a protest meeting in front of the U.S. State Department headquarters building on May 7 in advance of Secretary Kerry’s visit to Addis Ababa. They demanded that Secretary Kerry seek the release of political prisoners, and communicate U.S. support for human rights and press freedom.
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Somaliland press May 14, 2014 Hailemariam (L) Debretsion (R) Debretsion is reportedly calling the shots from behind the scene. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is once again at odds with the powerful TPLF branch of EPRDF ruling party, according to sources connected to his adminstration. This time the dispute is on government response to Oromo
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By Gianluca Mezzofiore, IB Times May 14, 2014 Dr Ala Shahabi A British citizen at the forefront of the Bahraini 2011 uprising who was allegedly targeted by spy technology from a UK-based company has urged the British government to be held accountable for alleged violation of export laws. In a case that highlights the danger
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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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Indian Ocean Newsletter The general election looming ahead in 2015 is already casting a shadow over the Ethiopian government, whose sole uniting bond would seem to be its praise for the memory of its late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. His portraits are on all the walls in Addis Ababa, which was not the case when
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Indian Ocean Newsletter The general election looming ahead in 2015 is already casting a shadow over the Ethiopian government, whose sole uniting bond would seem to be its praise for the memory of its late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. His portraits are on all the walls in Addis Ababa, which was not the case when
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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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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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